Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Temporary Wife by Catharina Maura

22 reviews

mayawata_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad 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

4.25

This book was very similar to the first in the sense that there were high insecurity due to marriage of convenience (although, I guess that’s the whole series in a way). BUT the characters trials and tribulations differed from the first book and, while the MMC family is (in a word and in a way) crazy, watching them overcome it was so satisfying. I was concerned when the characters came together so quickly, but the rest of their story did not disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

zarzar22's review

emotional hopeful tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Death of parent

absolutely_court's review

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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Dementia, Infidelity, and Death

_drea96_'s review

challenging emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

the fact that her abuela had Alzheimer’s really broke my heart and hit home

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

culzean's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual content, Body shaming, Cursing, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Abandonment

noellelovesbooks's review

3.75

 Content Warnings: sexual content, grief, toxic relationships, loss of a parent[s], classism, and death.
Mention of: dementia, abandonment, verbal/emotional abuse.

Yay! Okay, so I guess I really didn't need to read book 1 to read this one. This book was definitely more my style than the first book.

We get two headstrong individuals who are also both filled with insecurities from past relationships...who end up falling for each other. What starts out as more or less enemies to lovers switches to reluctant allies in a fauxmance to romance.

I absolutely LOVE romance novels that have meddling/matchmaking grandparents...there's just something about them that just takes a romance to an entirely different level.

I'm even more excited to jump into book 3 and see how their romance unfolds! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Sexual content, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Dementia, and Abandonment

kat7794's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexual content

carla20's review

lighthearted medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Chronic illness

tenderbench's review

emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Death

raconteur's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

1.5

I had higher expectations, and I was disappointed. The plot seemed to have potential (office romance, marriage of convenience), but the story was messy and really questionable. I felt the need to dnf it a few times.

I was really ??? because of the way he kind of used her grandma's health issue to get to her.

The writing felt so off in many ways, and the story and characters are VERY toxic, so I didn't enjoy it.

Was it a little psychotic and definitely toxic? Absolutely. Would I do it all over again? Yes, without a single doubt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Chronic illness and Deadnaming