Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

14 reviews

beccabookworm's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Infertility

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, and Abortion

milliee_rose's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.0

this could've been more stars for me especially the last 100 or so pages but for some situations I was so angry at the way they were dealt with and some comments were totally unnecessary, like:

the pregnancy stuff, I get it was central to the book but I didnt think it was discussed in the most understanding way, some of it was really blunt and the way the characters dealt with it was in some places really immature, which took away the realness of it for me. the infertility stuff was a bit triggering as well and I didnt like the way it was handled

family relationships should've been written in a more considerate way, especially when its really close family members

that comment at the start about how they shouldn't adopt because they would be raising someone else's kid who might have problems?!?! like who tf says that?!?!?

apart from these things the plot, storyline and characters were all really good so I'm a bit conflicted on what to rate it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Infidelity and Miscarriage

Minor: Car accident, Self harm, and Death of parent

spkysi's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Blood, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Death of parent

murcias_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I kinda struggled to get through this one as i personally couldn’t stand the character of Quinn however i really liked graham and felt bad because i couldn’t understand why Quinn was being so avoidant of him throughout the book 

Towards the end i really liked the character development of Quinn in the end that earned this book another star so overall i rate this book 3/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

elia_elizabeth_'s review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Sexual content

mads_riley06's review

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Death of parent

ruthhmarieereads's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Infertility, and Pregnancy

abitofapoet's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

4.0

This book was incredibly emotional. Please read trigger warnings before reading this because it does touch on some really hard topics, but it does so REALLY well in my opinion.

Something that I loved about this book, as much as it broke my heart, is how unique it is. So often a romance novel ends at “I Do.” but that’s not reality. That should be the beginning. Seeing these characters navigate their broken marriage is heart wrenching and hopeful at the same time. You’ll find yourself crying for Quinn and for Graham on one page, and wanting to scream at them on the next. Even the most perfect matches have their category 5 moments.

I found I related to Quinn a lot. More than i’ve ever related to the struggles of a book character before, which is surprising because where Quinn so desperately wants to be a mother, that is my absolute nightmare. But the strain that Quinn’s infertility puts on herself and on her relationship is akin to the strain i’ve felt in my own marriage because of a medical condition. The feelings of not being woman enough for her husband, of constantly letting him down, of their marriage being the thing that ruined his future, and of feeling the need to pull away from him and place this distance between them because of those thoughts. I found myself staring at the pages in disbelief that someone had actually put into words the thoughts that i’ve had in some of my darkest moments. And watching Graham desperately love the ghost of her, wishing he knew how to get her back broke me into pieces.

One emotional quote that really stuck with me:

“My Husband’s heart is my saving grace, but his physical touch has become my enemy.”

If you’re looking for a sappy romance, i wouldn’t recommend this to you. If you’re looking for something real and beautiful and heartbreaking, absolutely pick this up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Classism, Blood, Car accident, and Cursing

Minor: Death of parent

snuggledwithink's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Miscarriage, Infertility, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, and Medical trauma

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infertility, and Infidelity

a_libra_library's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Boyfriend Graham is wonderful, amazing, a solid book boyfriend
Husband Graham  awful, horrible, immature and not a great husband. 
I guess that fits with showing how couples grow and change over time and how it isn't always for the best. This does not have a HEA and everyone should check the triggers going into this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual content, Body shaming, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship