Reviews tagging 'Grief'

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

124 reviews

cielo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.25

Not a love story about romance, but a love story about friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death

lydiayearick's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

daniellekat's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

This wasn't my cup of tea. Easy to read and a somewhat engaging plot, but I hated all the characters. Dannie was obnoxious, selfish and a terrible friend. I had no personal investment in her outcome and felt emotionally unattached to the story as a whole. I appreciate what the author was attempting and this led to some interesting discussion, (I read this for a book club) but I think the author was trying too hard to do something 'different'. I respect the conclusion and can see how others might really enjoy this, but it's a pass for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

thelovelystars's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Infertility, Grief, and Toxic relationship

emlikeslit's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

been2boston's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Grief

poati's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cancer

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Vomit

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Pretty terrible. Lame story, with trite writing, shallow characters, almost caricatures. Like a Lifetime movie level of cheesiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Cancer

marionlundqvist's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Cancer, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Vomit, and Pregnancy

pisces1_1318's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

If you could see the future would you want to? Would you change things about your life? These are the questions that come to mind after reading this book. A quick read but I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Grief and Vomit