Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A False Start by Elsie Silver

7 reviews

yoohanna's review

emotional relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

abidavisf's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

I am so gutted this series is over. I want to read about these characters forever. 

I went into A False Start thinking no characters could beat Mira and Stefan but Nadia and Griffin sure did put up a fight. This story broke my heart and healed my heart. Was I ridiculously frustrated in places because how dare anyone tell a young woman what is or isn’t right for her? Absolutely. Did I completely understand why this tale had to take the paths it did? Absolutely.

My only criticism is that I think the book could have been a bit more concise, but, then again, I’d also happily read about these two forever soooo… who am I?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual harassment, and Medical content

ambercunningham's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Medical content, Bullying, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review

emotional

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

2.75

I know that age-gap romance is a fantasy thing, but when it is in such a realistic setting it just makes me feel uncomfortable.

But only because of how it is portrayed...
With her being 19 and him being 33 when they made out and

him telling her how in that moment he knew he wanted her to be his when they are intimate for the first time.

 
Because that did not need to happen this way.

I also dislike how the mMC and the fMCs older brother are supposed to be "best buds" but when it comes to showing their relationship the author decided to skip the parts as in every time they interact your only being told about how "mMC and fMCs brother are now sharing inside jokes"...

The book kind of started to bore me as the trauma and drama is there but any plot is missing (and romance books can have a- if not more - plotlines apart from the MCs getting together) just give me something, like getting to know the characters apart from each other.

Spice(quantity&quality):
3.25/5
The spice helped the book...
There was variety, the scenes were detailled and fit the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

apolen's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Cursing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Infidelity

sami_leigh's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/5

🌶️🌶️🌶️.5/5

 I think I’m some cases, age is just a way to measure the number of years you spent without the person meant for you.

🐎 First person dual POV

🐎 Brother’s best friend

🐎 Age Gap

🐎 Forced proximity

🐎 Fate

🐎 ‘Touch her & I’ll kill you’ vibes

🐎 ALL the tension + quality spice 🥵

🐎 Nickname that will melt your heart

🐎 Protective MMC

🐎 MC growth: self worth, addiction, overcoming trauma, & healthy steps taken to ensure they can grow on their own & together 🙌🏻

🐎 Therapy 👌🏻

🐎 Animals healing humans 

🐎 Found family 😍

🐎 Well established secondary characters

🐎 Consent & Sex Positvity

🐎 Sensitive topics are handled with care; references to domestic abuse & the effects of a Traumatic Brain Injury

🐎 Epilogue

🐎 Best. Grand gesture. EVER!

🐎 Reader Note includes content warnings 🙌🏻

🐎 Bonus content via email sign up

Available on Kindle Unlimited, & paperback in stores & online.

⚠️ Death of a parent (not on page), animal injury detail (on page), pregnancy, domestic abuse (in past, explained on page; physical & emotional), toxic relationship (parent), alcoholism/addiction, guns, Traumatic Brain Injury (explained on page).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

anovelglimpse's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I'm so glad Silver decided to give Stefan's sister Nadia her own book. It was a great way to finish out the series. I adored Nadia and Griffin's romance from the start. There is a fourteen-year age gap between them, and Griffin is Stefan's best friend. Those are not the only hurdles these two face. Both have tumultuous pasts that could threaten their relationship. I loved how Nadia was trying to make herself a better person and into who she wanted to be. I loved Griffin's quiet gruffness. They had amazing chemistry and were adorable together. I loved the way they faced their challenges.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse