Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

101 reviews

moack_5's review against another edition

4.75

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent

ewalkergrace's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury

lawsonmfreeman's review against another edition

4.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was so fun to read! The romance was set up really nicely and the plot was mostly believable/relatable (up until the very last few pages haha). I thought the discussion of the main character’s parents was a little bit much for me, but I surprisingly liked how the story of January’s dad wrapped up. Regardless, this was an ideal romance novel for me, grumpy male love interest included.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Death of parent

deborahjaraja's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

cult trauma

kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury

km4's review against another edition

2.0

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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury

fromkrystalmiller's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent

pandalesque's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Somehow I think it helps me not to expect a real human (in my case heterosexual male) to be like the fictional characters I read when the author (identifying as female) only writes from the MFC perspective. Also maybe goes to more accurate represenation?
But also I really enjoy getting the other human's thoughts and feelings when reading a romance and when they have spicy scenes... And I think I seem to get annoyed about being in one person's head when doubting and rehashing things time and time again... Though I didn't have too much experience in single POVs in romance. So I think I'm coming out neutral on the one single POV story telling.

I didn't like
- Calling them January and Augustus... almost made me *uke (sorry Gus).
- I found January annoying and a little difficult to find smth beneath the surface (her being anything else than a product of her surroundings' situations/her environment)
- In my opinion the love story was little too easy
- the final 3rd act conflict... well I'm still waiting for an actual good one in any romance books I read so this is not only a beach read thing

I enjoyed
+ Friendship between J. and S.
+ quick, funny and intelligent banter
+ writing style
+ Didn't expect the whole plot point about research for each other's genre, which added a layer of depth to it I enjoyed.
+ Reflections on writing / authors ...
+ talk about the romance genre

Spice /Smut level:
1.75-2/5🔥 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt

novella42's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Drug use

the characters research a suicide cult, see the ruins of the cult compound after arson, and interview survivors about indoctrination

allidone's review against another edition

5.0

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder