Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Isto Não Acontece Nos Filmes by Lynn Painter

458 reviews

karina_dreamsinwords's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Why was this so perfect?? 🤧🫶🏼

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tessscarlet's review against another edition

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Hit too close home...I am sure that it is a wonderfull book but in the cementery part I couldn't stop crying, I had a similar experience with my mom and I cannot read about it right now...

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lanza909's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

Such a cute story! I love the relationship building and the inclusion of both music and movie references. It felt like a multi sensory experience to read and hear the soundtrack playing in my head. 

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.25


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sholtie's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

Rapidly oscillating between kicking my little feet and adding romcoms to my watchlist and begging Liz to go to therapy

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zuzu_lang's review against another edition

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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? It's complicated

4.75


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monitiq's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

i love this book. i thought it was very entertaining.

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lover97's review against another edition

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5.0

 Better than the movies

5⭐️

This is just cuteness overload. Liz and wes are neighbours, enemies, and co-conspirators in fake dating. They're also perfect together.

Our MCs bounce off each other really well, and I loved the mix of emotion and comedy. I was worried about it feeling too insta lovey since it's a 2 week time frame, but it didn't. Is it tropey, yes. But in the best way. I loved all the references to romcoms, and the idea that fate was throwing basketballs at her face was hilarious.

I felt that the grief over the loss of her mother was handled well, and I loved the development in her relationship with Helena.

I'm looking forward to the sequel. Honestly, I'm hoping its just them all cute and happy in college, maybe helping their friends get their love lives in order.

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jessica_stenstrom's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

This one brought me right back to the 90s and the reality of navigating high school. With a nod to rom coms of the 90s complete with lines from movies opening each chapter this was an easy read. I started to listen on audio while walking but needed to switch to print so I could finish this one quicker. Despite the lightheartedness of the rom com feel, there were emotional parts too, that made me tear up. 

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uneyreads's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5


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