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beanbeakandbug's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
cosmeanf's review
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
emicaino's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
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
4.0
mum2harry's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident and Death
katherineu96's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
sezzysoo91's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
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
4.25
yasmin15's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
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? No
5.0
george1636's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
This book deals with grief in such a way that allows for thought. We don’t get all the answers and that’s true to life. 🖤
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent and Grief
helenpickett's review against another edition
5.0
Beth is a 30 something woman still living with her parents and laxks both direction, organisation and any responsibilities whats so ever. She works in an office and her she spends her free time drinking with her best friend Jory and recovering from hangovers.
That all changes when her sister and brother in law have a car crash killing her brother in law and her sister in a coma.
Her mother expects to resume responsibility of Beth's teenage niece and toddler nephew. but as executor the his son i laws will, Beth's father informs Beth she she is to have guardianship. Beth moves into the family home and steps up to the job.
Beth steers her way around organising a home, dealing with a toddler and a teenager who is keeping something from her. To make matters worse, her ever critical mother is making her feel like a failure, her close relationship with her best friend is dwindling as he has a new girlfriend and she's forgotten to set the alarm at the office where she works. On the plus side she has made a lovely new friend with octogenarian neighbour Albert who is alone after his wife Mavis died and has no children until she lets him down too when she forgets to meet up with him as promised.
This is a story about grief, love, family friendship and individual growth. The characters are all likeable and will have you in an
emotional roller-coaster laughing one minute and feeling the pain of grief in the next.
I often talk about chapter sizes as this is important to me to be able to put down and pick up easily and these chapters were of the right size to do this.
The story develops well apart from the break in at the office, I felt like there could have been more behind this (almost a set up) and has a lovely warm conclusion at the end. Doesn't completely end well nut that's okay otherwise the ending would have been predictably perfect.A typically British sense of humour and a main character was believable.
Suitable for readers of General fiction or women's fiction.
#SteppingUp #NetGalley
That all changes when her sister and brother in law have a car crash killing her brother in law and her sister in a coma.
Her mother expects to resume responsibility of Beth's teenage niece and toddler nephew. but as executor the his son i laws will, Beth's father informs Beth she she is to have guardianship. Beth moves into the family home and steps up to the job.
Beth steers her way around organising a home, dealing with a toddler and a teenager who is keeping something from her. To make matters worse, her ever critical mother is making her feel like a failure, her close relationship with her best friend is dwindling as he has a new girlfriend and she's forgotten to set the alarm at the office where she works. On the plus side she has made a lovely new friend with octogenarian neighbour Albert who is alone after his wife Mavis died and has no children until she lets him down too when she forgets to meet up with him as promised.
This is a story about grief, love, family friendship and individual growth. The characters are all likeable and will have you in an
emotional roller-coaster laughing one minute and feeling the pain of grief in the next.
I often talk about chapter sizes as this is important to me to be able to put down and pick up easily and these chapters were of the right size to do this.
The story develops well apart from the break in at the office, I felt like there could have been more behind this (almost a set up) and has a lovely warm conclusion at the end. Doesn't completely end well nut that's okay otherwise the ending would have been predictably perfect.A typically British sense of humour and a main character was believable.
Suitable for readers of General fiction or women's fiction.
#SteppingUp #NetGalley