Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

21 reviews

thefatpaperback's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll get a happily ever after. This is a “he falls first” frenemies to lovers rap ver romance that was impossible for me to put down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

gtrue21's review against another edition

• 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? It's complicated

3.0

It seems like every romance read ever is in love with this book. It wasn’t for me. Parts of it were just super cringy and spoiler:

the female main character’s mom dies which was very triggering

.  It wasn’t awful but it was just okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

janinetrimble's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

This book was a bit complicated for me. It was told by Ryder and Willa, two soccer players who end up paired together for a project and start off as frenemies but by the end....it deals with diverse ability representation but also death of a parent, so be forewarned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

greatestheights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

kaseybereading's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I loved the first 70% of this book. Then I hated it.  Willa has all of the characteristics that I should like in in heroine, but I ended up really hating her. She is bold, brash, strong, knows what she wants for her future, brilliant, and is so emotionally stunted that in the end, she cannot function without the man (and a friend who basically manipulates her into therapy). I loved the part of the book with their frienemyship and friendship, but the minute that Rider started transitioning the couple into more relationship type territory, Willa as a character became barely tolerable to me. I loved Rider and his brazen attitudes, he was a bit of a himbo at times, but loveable the whole way through. I am very excited to read about other members of the Bergman family, but if there are any more characters like Willa I won't be able to make it through.
I do think a lot of these are my personal pet peeves and that not everyone would have these problems with her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

emilykthelin's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

andreamargarita's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism

val_books_of_leisure's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Cancer, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

emfass's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.75

Perfect book is perfect (or damn near). I am a goddamn wreck. I really don't go in for enemies to lovers but this was so well done.

I don't have more words right now, but definitely don't miss the playlist / accompanying songs. They are FANTASTIC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit

Willa's mother has cancer, moves to hospice care in a friend's home, and passes away during the events of the book.