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Hölmö rakkaus by Akwaeke Emezi

20 reviews

acorn192k's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Biphobia, Death, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

kegila's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

Truely no words are there to describe this book. Hooked from first page to the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

alli_andrews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

taleofabibliophile's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Death of parent

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Self harm

nefariousbee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

I came out of this book like *who hasn't had dilf thoughts?!*
okay for real, Emezi is a wonderful author, I absolutely adore their characters and the way they portray relationships. in their most raw, messy state. what I missed here is hard to out I to words; I just wanted *more*. more messy, raw feelings. everything happened too all at once for my tastes. but i still absolutely loved it and I think I'm gonna read the rest of their books as well, now that I only have two more to go.
also I gotta say, I was really surprised by the average rating. what is here not to love? I'm gonna read some reviews later but I have string suspicions it's the purity culture and pearl clutching that's so prevalent in the younger generation again and I don't fuck with that. fiction is such a great place to figure out fucked up situations and Emezi does just that here. and they do it well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sarahreadsromance's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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

If I could give this more than 5 stars I would.  Emezi illustrates the complexity of love and grief.  They so clearly communicates that life can be messy as hell but beautiful all the same.  There is a depth in the emotions they write that I can’t even fathom.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, and Alcohol

venetiana's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

Best book I've read in a long time. Sometimes I wanted to highlight All the Words, the writing is beautiful.
Very emotional (in a good way) and tender.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

sorcha's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Drug use, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol