Reviews tagging 'Grief'

La Fiancée by Kiera Cass

7 reviews

laneelizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I was not at all prepared to feel as much as I did while reading this book. Truth be told, I almost stopped reading halfway through after putting it down for a few days too long. However I was determined to give it another chance and was immediately glad I did. I was not expecting that plot twist at the end of the book though and I cried more than I expected to during this book. Why did nobody tell me?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, War, Violence, Death, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Classism, Gaslighting, and Deportation

jolee97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

 This is the second book I have ever read to make me cry!

It sets you up to root for Jameson and Silas grew on me.

I’ve determined if a man doesn’t look at me and treat me the way Silas treated Hollis I DONT WANT IT!

I want vengeance for that boy and his family! I’m tempted to re-read it to appreciate all the moments I had with Silas appropriately. I feel Silas knew the Knights were on their way the second she told him the queen lost her third child. I didn’t realize it until I looked back.

My heart is broken. Thank you Kiera Cass for a beautiful book and I’ll be on the edge of my computer screen waiting to preorder the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Murder, and Death

saskiahill's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Infertility

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, and Fire/Fire injury

thesandrapages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Not sure why this is noted as lighthearted…? Very heavy and intense in the end 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, War, and Violence

valyn_grebe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Pregnancy

christy_0909's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I was not prepared for the ending.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

danierilily's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

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

2.25

I actually really like Kiera Cass’ books - I’ve read the entire Selection series top to tail twice - but this one was rough. I have no good sense of the main character’s personality, aside from what her love interests told her she was. I read the book in about three days, so I can’t really say it was awful, but it just felt flat. Not her best work at all, but I will probably read the sequel whenever it arrives, because the plot twist near the end was mind boggling and ya girl needs some resolution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, Death, Death of parent, and Bullying

Minor: Animal death