Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves

7 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

This book was not what I thought it would be in the best way possible. The main character, Annika, is neurodivergent and is written so beautifully and carefully. Her struggles are real and sincere and her interactions with others are tinged with frustration as she tries to determine what others mean, what they want from her, and how to interact with them. This is a second-chance love story, where the lovers spend some time apart before falling back into one another’s arms years later. The ending was unexpected and made me yell “no, no, no” and almost spike the book out my car window, but, the conclusion was happy so it turned out okay. This book is an underrated book about a person on the spectrum and I think more people should read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Bullying, Animal death, Pregnancy, Medical content, Medical trauma, Grief, Miscarriage, and Violence

kaneesha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Ableism, Bullying, and Grief

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

This was sooooo good! Not even it was GREAT! I did not expect to like this book as much as I did. I read it in a day. I couldn't help but think about special someone when reading this. I love how the author portrayed Annika (the autism rep). We really got to see great insight into her head and I love learning about it. I love between Johnathan and Annika had me on an emotional roller-coaster. I teared up so much while reading this book. Also, I feel like the author did a great job in incorporating the tragedy of 9/11 into the story without just using it as a mere plot device for dramatic affect. I haven't seen many authors deliver on that correctly. I would definitely recommend it, but please be prepared to cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, and Bullying

miagic_tome's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

This book came to me highly recommended by a friend, and it’s safe to say that I loved it. I appreciate the era-appropriate interactions with a character on the spectrum. Overall loved the characters and their journeys after ten years. I would have liked more from the later set of Annika and Jonathan, a chance fo build themselves up better before the end. The end was so unexpected for me until that first mention that something was wrong and I gasped ! Will definitely reread later and I do recommend to others !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death and Animal death

Minor: Ableism

wren_rainbow's review against another edition

3.25

I didn’t like the love interest! She deserved better then him!  I did like her character growth

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism and Sexual content

taylam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death

9/11

juju_nani's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Honestly, this book was beautiful. It's rare that you find a book that can portray something like autism without making it sound inferior, or only a side character struggles with it. It was a cute love story and I would read again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Panic attacks/disorders