Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

101 reviews

_meganrose's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Dare I say my favorite contemporary romance read of 2024? Bonus points for it taking place in a beach town in West Michigan AND including a scene watching the sunset over Lake Michigan (aka my personal favorite pass-time). This felt like a breath of fresh air. Even with some of the cancer stuff hitting a little too close to home, this truly felt like an escape for me. I laughed. I cried (both happy and sad tears). I absolutely loved this. My personal perfect summer read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Just like every other EH book, this story left me utterly heartbroken at so many points whilst also being so full of light and sweet and happy moments. January was very relatable and I adored Gus and the mystery and complexity of him and her trying to figure him out. The twists and turns and the complexities of all the relationships in the book were so bittersweet but this story was beautiful. Made me laugh and cry and swoon. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcohol

adphillips0108's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Suicide, Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer

tottles's review against another edition

1.25

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide

amy_in_the_city's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

miss_berry315's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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I didn't expect to cry so much in a feel-good, summer romance, but here we are! 
I appreciate the realistic and complex characters dealing with real life issues. I do wish the blurb for the book had at least mentioned that grief / death of a parent would be a huge motivator for the plot. 

That being said, the romance itself took up the majority of the story and really felt like watching a rom-com. 

Overall a nice read, but definitely check the CWs and make sure you're in the right place to read it! 

I will absolutely be checking out more books by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury

leannanecdote's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicide

celestialjeu's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

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I had a smile on my face basically the whole time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Suicide

juphip's review against another edition

4.0

funny medium-paced

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, Vomit

irenically's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol