Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Strandläsning by Emily Henry

37 reviews

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Perfection. The characters, the romance, the STEAM...I loved every single word of this book. It wasn't pure fluff, and it wasn't pure filth, but it had a dose of each ;) I thought the main conflicts were realistic, the characters relationship with the outside world realistic, and I just really liked it.

So, just read it. Believe me, it's so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

anniefizzell's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

I adored this book. It may even have been a full five stars for me, but I’m trying to sit with books more before I give them that distinction hahaha. January and Gus were absolutely adorable and funny and relatable in the most gut-punching, tear-jerking ways. This one is a bit of an emotional sneak-attack! The way both Gus and January grow and learn to trust each other and learn to accept themselves is so beautiful and inspiring. I just loved them. Augustus Everett will forever be one of my favorite leading men. He was positively swoon-inducing at every turn, but also incredibly real and human in his struggles. And the BANTER between these two!! I audibly giggled several times throughout the book because of how FUN the dialogue was. So much to love about this book. I read it on the beach in Hawaii, and it really set the mood (even though it takes place on the shores of a lake and not the ocean, haha). Definitely recommend highly!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Suicide, and Vomit

There is a side plot where characters are researching a su1cide cult for a novel. They go to the site of the tragedy, and to visit people who escaped, to get their stories. There’s nothing too graphically horrible described, as far as my memory serves. But if that’s something you’re sensitive to, just be wary! :)

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, and Grief

josiejthames's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Beautifully written about grief and disappointment. Characters are well-developed and written. HOWEVER--DO NOT LISTEN out loud with other people because your cheeks will flush from the steam coming out of the speakers! This happened to me accidentally when I was separating laundry the other day and my husband walked in! All I could say was "OH MY!" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, and Cursing

readerette's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

Sweet, funny, relatable, and while a little dramatic at times, what good love story isn't? The characters are delightfully nuanced. Of course, there'd be little story if the protagonists would just have an adult conversation or two, but their lapse is forgivable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Physical abuse

kristynpittman's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Infidelity

philmarie321's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse