Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Vorrei solo averti qui by Kennedy Ryan

46 reviews

simplysimone's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

Emotional and gut wrenching 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

jericca89's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent and Pregnancy

bribri99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

blairnicolereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

tracyy's review against another edition

3.0

yeah it was a beautiful story but it was unoriginal and it was gruesome for the point of being gruesome and not for the point of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, and Death of parent

briandagutierrez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.75

I need to gather my thoughts but honestly, I hate this story for being so good. It’s downright painful to read but also hard to put down and the ending was everything I could’ve hoped for after the first part. It was rough and heartbreaking and important and unfortunately relatable for a lot of people.
This is not for folks looking for a light read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Blood, and Death of parent

claureading's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense slow-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

2.5

I have to say that this rating is no way the author’s fault. I love Kennedy Ryan’s writing! I just didn’t do enough research on the book before starting it and I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. I saw it recommended as a sport’s romance and immediately downloaded it on my kindle. Should’ve looked up trigger warnings first. Still, I found it difficult to connect with some characters because of the dialogue, it didn’t really feel natural to me. Anyway, I do think the abuse and circumstances of the FMC were very well represented and felt very real. I really connected with the book in that aspect, and I feel it is the only romance out there (that I’ve read) that takes the matter seriously and handles it well. Still, don’t be like me and check TW so you know what to expect. This is in no way a fun fluffy sports romance!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, and Car accident

n_malin_p's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Grief

georgimone's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I went into this book completely blind. All I knew was it was a sports romance.   Honey, this book caught me off guard. Once we met all the characters I was expecting a little love triangle, not Ike & Tina Turner reincarnated. 

Caleb...absolute SCUM.
His bodyguard... TRASH
His cousin... WEAK TRASH

I hated Caleb the way people hate Joffrey off 'Game of Thrones'.                                                                         

August...determined AF to get the girl. I was happy when their pieces finally came together. 

Iris -sis was down BAD with Caleb. 

I’m glad August waited for her and get got out.  She is one of the lucky ones.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

It was a lot to read. Good story in the end.

emmanb97's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative 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

3.75

If you told me what this was about, I'm not sure I would have read it. This is a beautiful story with some spice and fun mixed in. It's heavy but I would definitely recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent