Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

88 reviews

futureofmydays's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, War, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, and Grief

weirdfi's review

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Wanted to read the book before watching the show and finally got to it.

I expected a cutesy rom com and it was a bit more boring and nitty gritty for the first half and double the adventure for the second! Both main characters were so much more flawed than expected and real, which was nice. And I've been going through a shift workers theme romance in my books as currently I do shift work so I got that little thrill from this.

It was still a quick read though even with the unexpected darker themes, if anyone avoids themes search for warnings before hand.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

mraddd's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment and Death

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Abandonment, Confinement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Vomit

familiaroddlings's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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 is a slow burn romance. Very sweet and delightful. Great portrayal of real supportive relationships. The friendships were truly heartwarming and the deep kindness between the two main characters was pure. Such a comfort read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Cancer

I have added this to the content warnings, but to be more clear

There is a character who is unjustly imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit.

Happy ending ultimately, however it is one of the saddest parts of the story.

ktv's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

My first one bed trope book and I rly liked it! I loved tiffy and Leon’s dynamic. It’s mildly opposites attract and worked out so well. All the side characters didn’t feel like side characters; they had their own life and color, were so fully fleshed out. Third act conflict was great bc it was more than just normal miscommunication, there’s a nuance to it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

samreadsthings's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, and Cancer

sarahh1984's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

frantically's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

Definitely one of my 2023 highlights and one of my new favourite romances! Never did I think I would say this about a book where it takes the mc's SO long to actually meet but it worked so well and the post its oh god!! so in love. 

Tiffy is such a relatable character for me, especially when it comes to thinking about her size/body and I appreciated that much. 

The way Leon worries for Tiffy? Peak whump. So much suffering but also! so much love, so it was fine xoxo

This book had me laughing out loud while I was in bed sick and I could gush about it for forever but give it a chance! The writing style in Leon's chapters always made me DNF but it fits so well into the book and really just adds it's own magic, I promise!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Cancer, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Medical content, and Terminal illness

kangaroux's review

emotional funny 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: Chronic illness, Stalking, Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness