Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

105 reviews

dhanon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Felt the same way reading this book as I do watching Practical Magic--it is fun, magical, emotional but not too dark.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

ilolijiniie's review against another edition

dark lighthearted 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

This book had so many good ideas. Incredibly cute was that each chapter ended with a recipe! It is an American small town story and builds that atmosphere very well. 

However for some reason I expected a lighthearted romance, but the second chance romance is a subplot at best and the book deals with some incredibly heavy themes, though not in a way that necessarily feels heavy. 

It was somewhat good but I wasn't drawn in like I wanted to be and I could see the solution about 100 pages before the protagonist did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

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

I really loved this multigeneration witchy story. I love how deep rooted the magic was and how close knit the family was even if they all left the town they grew up in. I really loved Sadie's character arc. How she went from pushing everyone away for fear of heartbreak and not wanting to lose her magic to giving up her magic to save her brother.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

rach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Rape

lifeasruth's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Boring prose. Overuse of simile.
Too many cliche tropes crammed into one book. Also, Baptist witches? Gimme a break!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

that_awkwardbook's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad

Okay. I went in blind and I really shouldn't have done that. I wanted something fun and cute and that was not it . 
This story is full of heartache , loss and grief. It is also full of family and friends, delicious food with recipes and hope and a sprinkle of sweetness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

mrsbodey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

tinyfoxreads's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

This is probably my favorite book now, I’m sad that I finished it so quickly because now I’m going to miss my new friends that I feel like I’ve known forever. I want a sequel just so I can hang out with them again. I feel like it’s set up perfectly for one but haven’t seen any news of one. Breanne, can you hear me??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

lareinadehades's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

0.5

Listen, you know how in life there are moments of watching a train wreck in motion and yet, you're unable to look away? Well, that was me with this book.

Every time I thought: "this can't get worse", it did. Uh, and what's up with Christian witches and, " magic doesn't make a witch" vibe? Yeah no. This is my harshest rating to date, but honestly I can't bring myself to pump it up to a full star. Yes, I know I did this to myself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape and Abandonment

averyboredsara's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt