Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Sinner by Sierra Simone

11 reviews

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As a deep and profound book about religion in the face of grief- 4.0
As a sexy book- 2.0

I don't usually write in an actual review but I felt it necessary to add that I did not think the age-gap was handled well, and also the sex scenes were often awkward. I was bawling by the end though so the emotion I felt brought the rating up significantly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

faithflops's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

scheierndevin's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

melist6's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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: Chronic illness, Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

joclouise's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

A ton of spice with an interesting mix of Catholicism - I never thought I would be one to thoroughly enjoy a mixture of the two. As someone who has struggled with understanding her own faith since adolescence, the writing about Sean, an avid church-hater, coming to grips with what faith in God actually is, was incredibly introspective. 

Although I picked this book up for the sole purpose of reading some good smut I was taken aback at how much I had to reflect on after finishing my read. This one will definitely be on my mind for the next few days.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

ana21's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism and Grief

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

jaynovara's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

cluckieduck's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Well - I enjoyed this one 100X more than Priest! And it made me CRY, damn you...what kind of erotic romance book makes a gal cry?!

Major TWs not related to the main couple, but are a significant plot point:

Mama Bell's terminal cancer diagnosis, her subsequent treatment/palliative care, ending with her death

. Having this element really helped round out Sean's character development and seemed much more fulsome than Tyler's character arc in Priest.

Where I found Priest straight-up erotica, I felt there was a more nuanced approach to the 'romantic' elements with the relationship between Sean & Zenny. While it was still definitely an insta-love(lust) situation, incorporating the teacher/student helped cement their relationship for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism and Classism

threeundertwopnw's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Racism