Reviews tagging 'Grief'

To Love and to Loathe by Martha Waters

11 reviews

libbylou905's review

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Grief

tostita's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Hot dummies making the worst possible choices until they run out of other options turn out to be quite amusing to read about. Both of the leads are extraordinarily adverse to letting themselves be emotionally vulnerable, making their courtship one of near-constant missteps, but they manage to work it out in the end. I do have to subtract a star for one thing the heroine did:

She casually outs another character while in conversation with her friends. She asks them to keep it a secret and they do so no disaster ensues, but really she should have just kept her mouth shut.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Grief, and Death of parent

jmusil44's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death and Grief

the_vegan_bookworm's review

lighthearted 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Homophobia and Grief

expressivekim's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved every word of this. From the hilarious plotting to the characters each unique charms, all the way to the fantasy escapism of seeing fully rounded characters who are both fun and interesting. Waters has quickly turned into a must-read for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

seeing a Sapphic character who no one judges or tries to use to their advantage was refreshing. Seeing immediate acceptance from all parties made this book a personal favorite.

ehmannky's review

hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.75

Not quite as fun as the first of the Regency Vows, but still a good, easy time. I have to admit, Diana's inability to keep a secret was annoying (especially when it could have, in another story, have had such bad consequences for the person involved), but overall it's a sweet book. I'm definitely on board to read Emily's story whenever it comes out. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Grief, and Sexism

writtenbydnicole's review

funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

alisylvi's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

meghanm404's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexism

jasmin_doux's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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

5.0

This has quickly become my favourite book. A great book for getting back into reading, very lighthearted and hilarious. it’s smart and has lots of feminism which i loved. the characters are so amazing and i found myself falling in love with each and every one of them. i adore the way this author writes things and look forward to the third book in the series coming out. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Infidelity