Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

29 reviews

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

I have mixed feelings on this because it did some things well, like touching on being the child of immigrants especially Asian immigrants, and some things not as well. I didn't hate the teen romance overall but think it could've been haven't a little differently/better. I teared up a little bit with everything that happened with Frank and his dad but some of the things seemed a little rushed.
Also didn't hate the end but didn't love it either.

It maybe sort of hints at how Frank and Evon's relationship might shift as they go to college but I wish Frank and Joy was a little better wrapped up and how Frank and Q navigate their relationship as well!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Cursing, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Bullying

elizestegeman's review

lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Light to read, lovely book to get into reading again. I like that it's a YA with 400 pages, that's new for me, usually they're about 200!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Cancer

Moderate: Racism and Gun violence

dumplingscomet's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

On the plus side, I think it was a decently realistic depiction of a suburban teen life which didn’t conveniently forget that the kids had school at certain times and it was not difficult to follow and pretty engaging. On the minus side, most of the supporting characters could have used a bit more development to seem like real people and a lot of the plot developments felt rushed

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Cancer, and Racism

Probably the biggest flaw of the book is that it contains the notorious black best friend trope. I feel like there was some effort to give Q a life outside of Frank, but it did not feel as significant as it should have. Mentioning why he goes by queue in the first place besides the fact that he doesn’t like being called Will would have been a good start

annie_tonk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Vomit

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

Graphic: Racism, Grief, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Cancer, and Gun violence

chireadsandchill's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Cancer, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, and Vomit

katebrownreads'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Cancer, and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit and Racism

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Cancer, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent

theespressoedition's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

Honestly, I'm not the right person to write a review about this book. My thoughts are not OwnVoices in the slightest, so I'll keep it incredibly brief:

This book is hard to read. It tackles a lot--a LOT-- of really difficult racial and political topics. If you think you're about to read a cute YA romcom, just know that's not what you'll be getting. The romance is minimal, the family is priority, and the hard conversations take center stage.

I enjoyed the almost dark teen humor and the author's way of writing. However, I don't think I would be desperate to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief and Sexual content