Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

179 reviews

nightstitch96's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Death of parent, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Classism and Alcoholism

maritareads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism

hayleyw's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

emey_reading07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

caitlinjadams's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Would I have liked this book as much if I didn’t love the movie “Wimbledon”? Unclear. But it was an enjoyable read—as easy to put down as it was to pick up again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Misogyny, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Infidelity

hannahcheung's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

i loved the relationships between carrie and everyone else, but sometimes i cannot stand her arrogance. the pride comes before the fall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Sexism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

savagebean's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I was excited to read this book as soon as I met Carrie Soto in Malibu Rising. Was my excitement tempered by one Abby Dan? Yes. Do I disagree with her summary of this book? No. Did I still love it? Yes. Malibu Rising? A better story for sure, particularly the whole family history and grappling with generational trauma. Daisy Jones? A more satisfying story.

That plot twist when the entire book becomes full of retroactively unreliable narrators was *chef's kiss*

Carrie Soto? Is an independent woman in a time that's not ready for her. But also, she's not a bitch? She's just not very tactful. I love this story of her learning at the ripe old age of 37

that sometimes trying your hardest isn't enough to get you where you want to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

daniellereads's review

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Grief

emmy_likes_2_read's review

challenging inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, and Medical content

manukahoney_reads's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Injury/Injury detail