Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Deal by Elle Kennedy

31 reviews

julieslifelately_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

britwalsh16's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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? No

5.0

I have new obsession with hockey romance! How have I only recently discovered the joy of hockey romance?! I love hockey, I love romance, & ofcourse I love books, so why have I only recently started reading hockey romance books? 
I loved this book!!! It brought together the joys and confusion of finding love, the fun of hockey, with the trauma of the past, & the healing journey  to move on. The author wonderfully mixed all these aspects together, in such an incredible way! 
And Hannah & Garret have such an amazing story; both healing from their own separate traumas, but coming together to support eachother in their journeys! They are #relationshipgoals 💜💜💜

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Alcohol, Sexual content, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Drug use

Minor: Stalking

lyleville's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

edietz22'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

cait'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Violence, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault

gabi_715's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Grief, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

lydialou419's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

I just wish it had been longer! This book was good, it just left me wanting a little more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

annica_fourie's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.75

I love this book so much. 
The characters were fun to read about, even though I didn't love all of them equally the whole time. The banter between the two MCs was so fun to read.
The story itself was pretty good. As with most books, there were some problematic parts but it did not subtract too much from the reading experience as a whole.
10/10 would recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug use, and Cursing

briebliotheque's review against another edition

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

aleclghtwood's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

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

1.0

Why would an author take such heavy themes like rape and domestic abuse and simply decide not to deepen the subject or raise awareness, but to use as a tool to character development, like they need to have that experience to be who they are today? And even that is made poorly. And talking about character development: the only two characters in the book that she gave a personality are the main ones, the other ones are just shallow as this book as a whole - Justin, who is the main catalyst for everything in the beginning, is totally forgotten at some point, even with all the hints about his shady personality and potential he had for the overral plot. Hannah is the worst, she spends most of the first half of the book claiming that she's soooo not like other girls (istg she actually says the words at some point) because she's not interested in many guys and thinking that other girls are whores for it. Garret is actually a nice guy if you excuse the way he thinks how men and women relationships work in the first chapters, but Hannah and the narrative treats him like some sort of savior and I think it's disturbing when we are talking about a rape victim. She's not a strong female character when she needs to degrade other women to feel better about herself and needs the help of a man to overcome a trauma. And about the domestic violence, it was written a little better, but when Garret

sees that Cindy is a victim, he tells that "it's not his place to intervene"??? WHAT THE FUCK??? It felt so ooc after everything his mother and him went through.

I understand why we would like this book when it was released in 2015, but right now? I thought we're over the pick me trope, disappointed to see we aren't. The only thing I hope could be good were the smut scenes, but not even that, they're just a few and not satisfying. I started this book with low expectations, but it was worse than I thought, hope I never read Elle Kennedy again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Minor: Grief