Reviews tagging 'Grief'

When I Was You by Amber Garza

6 reviews

gneumann's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

ngl i did not enjoy this as much as i wanted to :/ dramatic in all the wrong ways, neither main character was lovable (which can work, if done correctly), and good god i hate second person pov. my toxic trait is being unable to put down a book, even if it’s terrible, and so here i am. it wasn’t… Terrible. just. not good?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Kidnapping, Stalking, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Violence and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Death of parent

a tw for chapter 30 - it opens with a fakeout death of an infant. the child does not die and is not hurt; it was in the narrator’s head. it is quite alarming for a second.

eaeaster's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug use, and Infidelity

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

What a fun ride!! Even though Kelly is clearly an unreliable narrator, I found myself rooting for her. After the first “twist” I was disappointed, but then things looked up again! 
When

she drops Sullivan I actually screamed out loud and then when I saw it was just her daydream….wow lol that definitely got me because I wouldn’t put it past a woman in her state to actually go through with it

I was quite satisfied with the ending too. The overall plot is pretty used up, but it’s one of my favorites, so I don’t mind! “I want what you have” is definitely a fav thriller trope for me, and I’ll always enjoy the ride :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

lydiavsbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Well this was real fun and fast, which was exactly what I was after. I was expecting this to be somewhat generic but it pleasantly surprised me, something about it just worked very well for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape

erinmariex17's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Murder, Infidelity, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse

motherelectricity's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Blood, and Kidnapping