Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mrs Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

7 reviews

knitdyeread's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

ebroeffle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Incest, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Infidelity

laheath's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-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

3.75

Mrs. Quinn becomes a contestant on Britain Bakes and with each recipe, she recalls moments in her life and how they shaped her, particularly a secret she has kept from her husband for almost 60 years. The last 20-25% of the book focuses on the revelation of this secret but I would have liked more depth with the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity and Adult/minor relationship

memusings's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is a delightful British Bakeoff tale, with a serious heavy side.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy and Grief

abby_can_read's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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This was an adorable book. I loved it. I shed plenty of tears. The characters were great and their relationships were solid. The plot was a little predictable, but it kept me interested and engaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Infidelity, Death of parent, and Sexism

kdailyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Blood, and Infidelity

calamitydeeds's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

My new favorite book! Heartwarming and inspirational!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Grief, Sexism, and Death of parent

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