Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Strandläsning by Emily Henry

41 reviews

jaydub0221's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, and Pregnancy

bg_oseman_fan's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed how meta this book was. in many ways it was a book about writer’s block and the process of writing a story. i like that the story didn’t sugarcoat on the one hand and also didn’t exaggerate the characters struggles too far so that they became unsympathetic. i wasn’t much until the way the sexual aspects of the protagonist’s relationship was described. I would have loved to have gotten more of a glimpse of what Gus’s writing had been like and how he would have written his romance novel than the more general look we got. i do plan on checking out more of the authors work in the future, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

lauracollins096's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Physical abuse and Alcohol

angelsfw's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

hayley_nelson915's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

joni_smits's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing and Fire/Fire injury

novella42's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Excrement, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use

the characters research a suicide cult, see the ruins of the cult compound after arson, and interview survivors about indoctrination

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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

4.5

This is the first Emily Henry book I’ve ever read, and I’m kind of mad at myself for not reading it sooner. I borrowed a copy from the library, because I wasn’t sure if I’d like it that much, but I’m happy to say that I just ordered my own copy…and a copy of her other books, too.

I’ve only recently started reading non-fantasy romances, and I started feeling like maybe the genre wasn’t for me, but Beach Read changed my mind. While it maybe isn’t the most groundbreaking story out there, there wasn’t anything I didn’t like about it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

fleur____'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, and Murder

jadyn_renee62's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

i love this book so much it has that romcom feeling that i just love. it has a lot of great characters and side characters, which you get to learn a lot about, so it makes it 10 times better. it makes you feel like you’re really there with them and friends with all of them.

i love the fact that he fell for her first and how she always thought he thought poorly of her but really he was basically in love with her the whole time and i think the timing that he told her was just perfect and it didn’t feel forced at all

 over all i loved this book it’s definitely one of my favs and i love her writing style

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Misogyny