Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

141 reviews

heyitsbee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

libellumartinae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

Alrightie, Tia Williams does it again, confirming herself as one of the few romance authors I can read wihtout cringing all too badly. Still, I couldn't help but find this book inevitably lacking especially in style and plot-writing compared to «Seven Days in June» (

which was mentioned and it made my heart flutter

). The characters were funny, quirky and interesting but felt more like characters than tridimensional real people and I felt like the plot was at first introduced as a grand mystery between realism and fantasy but the solution felt a bit... underwhelming.

All in all, it isn't a bad book and I do love the fact that it focused on both love as romantic and as platonic and familial (albeit I couldn't help but feel a bit meh about it, especially as it was a bit confusing considering this had been sold to me as a romance book, but instead if felt more like fiction), I just think that it isn't the best of the author, although it was an enjoyable read!

Thank you for it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Classism

bookwitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.5

The book standing on it's own is just fine; fun magical realism twist plus partial historical fiction to lend support to the romance. It was well written and I loved that it was from a black perspective. The story itself is pretty predictable and a bit long winded if you ask me. The only shock that got me was

Ms. Della's connection

. Not bad! But not my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Drug abuse and Miscarriage

annamay1021's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Suicide

paidays's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

Sweet love story with a lot of poignant moments. I appreciated the richness and texture the author provided in her descriptions of Harlem past and present. I found the plot predictable and there were a few lines of dialogue that made me fully cringe, but overall an enjoyable read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Sexual violence

mnmatriarch's review against another edition

Suicide

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

aditirg's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

literary_lyette's review against another edition

funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Racism, Slavery, and Suicide

Minor: Addiction and Drug abuse

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, and Terminal illness

chrisb913's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

I had heard this book was amazing but had not heard much else. I was shocked when I read the fantasy elements of this story. This love story was wonderful to read. The romance was impeccable and the characters were phenomenal. I cannot wait to read more by this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury