Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren

21 reviews

emmahe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

annieb26's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

abidavisf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Tragic and beautiful and hopeful. 

The pacing of this tale was perfect. Even with Elliott’s ability to say exactly how he feels at any moment (we can’t help but stan), there was no rush with this romance. Eleven years has passed, so what’s one more day? This tale felt realistic even in its tragedy and overwhelming coincidences.

I devoured Love & Other Words in five hours. Stunning.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

readinglanes_07's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

“I feel about a thousand times less lonely with you.”

I absolutely adored this friends to lovers, second chance, he falls first romance. Elliot being a true ride or die for Macey made my heart absolutely melt. The tears that were shed throughout this isn't surprising, but the one near the end?! Sheesh, I was a goner!

Reading Macey & Elliot's journey in dual timelines was critical in understanding their history & solid friendship, to what transpired that left them out of contact for many years. My heart truly burst at the love they shared over books, being vulnerable and honest in their early friendship, and coming back together again in the end.

I cannot wait to revisit this beautiful love story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book ripped my heart out, dipped it in acid, lit it on fire, and then sewed it back together. A goddamn rollercoaster. It’s the heaviest love story I’ve read. The love that Macy and Elliot shared with each other for years and years was so tender and pure that reading about it almost felt like intruding on something very private. My heart ached for Macy so badly. The torch Elliot had been holding for her all those years made me believe in young love. This book is so much more than a fluffy little romance. It changed my relationship with books. Nothing I read the rest of the year came close to what this made me feel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

cnannery19's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

caitcosentino's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Loved it, I just wish the ending had been edited a little differently. It felt like there was a pacing issue with

Elliot and Macy getting back together at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Death of parent

Minor: Terminal illness

chemeducator's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

michellek's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A book that deals with love, loss, losing love and finding a way forward, while being haunted by the past.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent