Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Wanna Bet? by Talia Hibbert

46 reviews

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I liked the book. I didn’t like Jasmine, because even as just a friend she was kind of shitty and seemed to take advantage of Rahul a lot. In the whole book I can’t remember them doing something that he considered fun, everything was for her. I do love that she realized her issues were holding her back and hurting others, and she went to therapy! 🎉 So few characters go to therapy for issues they can’t solve on their own, and I love that this author embraced that solution. 

This easily loses half a star for putting the epilogue under what is essentially a spam paywall. You have to provide and verify your email, and check a box to agree to receive “marketing emails.” Such crap. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

megj23's review against another edition

hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

livreads16's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

Very cute friends to lovers story!! The character development was so so good. Love how we got to see both Rahul and Jasmine grow and finally get to a place where they could be together. Love how Rahul is so understanding and patient with her because he knows she has a hard time getting close to people. Talia Hibbert is such a great writer some of the lines in this book are just absolute poetry omg. Only criticism i have is that I think the jumping time was a little confusing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism

selfbybee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

This is honestly more like a 3.5 for me I am a Talia Hibbert stan and I really enjoy the messiness and humanity in her characters. They often portray some of the best and worst traits of us all and I love that but something about Jasmine just rubbed me the wrong way and it was hard for me to to connect with her emotional redemption.

Not sure if she’s showing me the worst in me and that’s why 😂 but idk she’s not doing it for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

I’ve loved every Talia Hibbert book I’ve ever read. This book though, is on another level. It’s God-tier. It’s not as fluffy and goofy as some of her other books like The Brown Sisters series. It’s deep, emotional, and beautiful. The characters are lovable, flawed, and honest. I can’t believe it took me this long to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

val_books_of_leisure's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

mariabelem00's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism and Grief

emfass's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism

chasejoychanise's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

4.0

- Talia Hibbert is just so good at creating opposites attract characters, and THE ROOMMATE RISK is no exception. Jasmine and Rahul have explosive chemistry.
- I'll be honest, I didn't love that Rahul was sort of a nice guy/friendzone character. But he was such a good counterbalance to Jasmine that I could look past it for the most part.
- Hibbert also excels at giving characters real backstory - often tough ones - and exploring those experiences in a safe and loving way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use