Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer

10 reviews

bookcasey's review against another edition

hopeful

• 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

As others have said, the romance aspect wasn’t what I enjoyed most. It’s a far more realistic depiction of chronic illness than we usually see in media, with a little HEA shine. This book feels like one of the many incredible pastries that are baked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Grief, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

jenniferbbookdragon's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Thank you Jean Metzler for writing about chronic pain in a very real way that balances the impact on daily life, major problems with how the medical community diagnoses and treats patients,  and the ways to live a meaningful life with the pain. The parallels between Avital's pain and Ethan's family trauma creates a relationship between equals, and the exploration of the Jewish teachings on sex and marriage makes me wish Rabbi Jason taught all sexuality education classes.
Kissing Kosher combines well developed characters,  including engaging secondary characters,  and descriptive language that allows the reader to step into the Best Babka in Brooklyn bakery. I could almost taste the delicious treats and smell the challah baking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Drug use, Medical content, and Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism and Fire/Fire injury

callidoralblack's review

emotional funny lighthearted

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Child abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

vagaybond's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, and Ableism

Moderate: Car accident, Alcohol, and Child abuse

amandas_bookshelf's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Drug use

shaunashares's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Chronic illness and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma, Drug use, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

amphytrite's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Ableism, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug use

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Mental illness

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Ableism, and Death of parent

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent