Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

105 reviews

clareasday's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Car accident, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

noe44's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

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

teatunesandtales's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, and Car accident

Minor: Classism and Pregnancy

1yn23's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Minor: Deportation

angelfireeast24'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Car accident, Grief, Ableism, and Sexual assault

laheath's review against another edition

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

3.5

For readers who know what they're getting into with this book, I think it's enjoyable and sweet.  Not your typical romance, this book deals with immigration, autism, and grief.  Esme is hoping to better her life for herself and her family that she left in Vietnam.  Khai is autistic, and having been hurt in the past, he refuses to let anyone else get close to him.  I felt there was a lot going on with the side stories and not as much development of the relationship between Esme and Khai, which had a lot of potential for material.  The ending tried to wrap everything up neatly, but it was a little too rushed for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Sexual content

Moderate: Classism and Death

Minor: Car accident

helfire124's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Abandonment

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-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

3.0

I love good sexual tension. But the constant “Oh she’s so sexy- but wait no I can’t think that” was obnoxious. The ending was not satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Death, and Sexual content

lucyrudd's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Sexual content, and Car accident