Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

48 reviews

beccaand's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Dementia

eclecticallyreading's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I think I liked this one infinitely more on a reread, and I really liked it the first time I did it! 
It was so nice to revisit Shane and Ilya and having context for them as you watch the beginning of their relationship made it all the sweeter. I just love these lil fictional hockey men so much, and this book is a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

Really love the characters and their dynamic in this, and also the way that their relationship builds and unfolds. Writing is a bit clunky at times, but overall enjoyable book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Terminal illness and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Outing

levilore_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

I loved this book! I thought Shane and Ilya were great characters plus the exploration of being queer in Russia vs Canada was very interesting. I really enjoyed the fact that there was very explicit consent during all the sex scenes and that their aggressiveness towards each other was never even close to being abusive. 

In particular, the exploration of sexuality really stuck out to me, because many books have a confident gay character and another character who realizes he is bi due to the gay character. This was reversed and I thought that was awesome. 

I do wish there was a bit more of an ending after all that build up which is the only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Outing, and Deportation

crystalmackey's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Suicide, and Dementia

jess_justmaybeperfect's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

mlb16's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

kiris's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Biphobia, Suicide, and Dementia

jxzmine's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

haileeraye's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide