Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Hopeless by Elsie Silver

7 reviews

underscoresyd's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

smartcookiesca'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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Mental illness, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and War

irisvdn's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Death of parent

ms_brie3's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

Great banter and relatable characters with a beautiful HEA. Als always, I appreciate the representation Elsie gives us of mental health struggles in relationships and the open-arm acceptance of partners and family.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

hazelgirl21'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: War

Minor: Death of parent

sami_leigh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟/5
🌶️🌶️.5/5

“Trust your struggle, Beau…If we’re struggling, we’re still in motion, yeah? Heading somewhere better.”

We sit on the riverbank, side by side. Both of us practising being okay with not being okay — together.

“I’m scared of you becoming something I can’t live without.”

“Still not letting my guard down. Not when I’ve got you to keep safe.”

This girl has brought me back to life without even trying. 

“You’re not used to anyone showing up for you, Bailey. This is what that looks like.”

“You asked me who I wanted to be once, and it’s this. Me. Right here. Right now. With you.”

☕️ First person dual POV
☕️ Series (can be read stand alone)
☕️ Age gap
☕️ Fake engagement; he wants his family off his back, she needs a new last name around town
☕️ Ex-military / bartender 
☕️ His family are well known & loved around town, hers are the opposite
☕️ Protective MMC who is a cinnamon roll for her 
☕️ He falls first 
☕️ Well established secondary characters; Harvey & Cordelia, Cade & Willa (Book 2), Rhett & Summer (Book 1), Sloane & Jasper (Book 3), Winter & Theo (Book 4), Gary, Grant (hoping for a book 🤞🏻)
☕️  MC growth; communication, risking a relationship, military trauma & childhood trauma, self-worth/being worthy of love.
☕️ Epilogue
☕️ My comfort read series (and author) 😍
☕️ Elsie Silver is an instant must-read author for me

⚠️ Parental abandonment (past), toxic relationship (family), childhood trauma/verbal abuse (minor), fire injury/injury detail (explicit, revisit injury on page), war/military (past, revisited on page), medical trauma (past, revisited on page), PTSD (Moderate), death of a parent (past), pregnancy (not MC), sexism/sexual harassment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-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

I am sobbing rn. Beau is such a grumpy sweetheart and Bailey just gives it right back to him. I was so excited about this book and it did not disappoint! I still think Theo and Winter are the best couple of the series but Beau and Bailey gave them a run for their money for sure. I was kicking my feet and giggling the WHOLE time. I am devastated that this series is over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism