Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating by Christina Lauren

26 reviews

tuliptohru's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

It kind of lost me in the last 50 pages, I don’t really like miscommunication tropes. But the first 250 were perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol

wormgirl's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

naturally's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

a 2000s or 2010s (hazel has a zooey deschanel charm about her idk) rom com in book form. the plot was far from perfect and i HATED the ending (it felt very rushed to me), but icl there were several moments that had me grinning, swinging my legs and playing with my hair.

my charles-melton-as-josh-im-in-the-movie-adaptation campaign begins now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Pregnancy

Minor: Deadnaming and Death of parent

jamiebrito's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

maddy_moose's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Death of parent

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

i enjoyed this a lot more than i thought i would. in the beginning i thought hazels “quirky” trait might get on my nerves but it never seemed to and i genuinely enjoyed their friendship/relationship, as well as the background characters. the trope at the end surprised me and i thought i would hate it but it wasn’t the worst here. i wouldn’t have preferred it, but it worked alright with the story i think. overall pretty cute and super fast. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

cluckieduck's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Well, this was absolutely delightful and lovely. I’m not usually enamoured with the “quirky girl” trope, but this toed the line well and I really enjoyed Hazel and her ‘Hazel-ness’. I also found this was one of the better friends-to-lovers tropes I’ve read. The relationship that develops between Josh & Hazel seems so genuine and their opposite personalities meshed into great chemistry. And the epilogue?? One of my favourites ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

martamae77's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic relationship and Death of parent

ashleyvaleria's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

devoured this in a day! i love christina lauren and will read anything they publish. wasn’t the most life changing book, but was a super cute & lighthearted read and i loved it sm. hazel is who i aspire to be and i loved her hippie-like nature she’s adorable. josh and her banter and friendship/relationship was so fun and cute to read. also, liked emily as a side character. also extra points for inclusivity and diversity, loved seeing bits of korean culture incorporated :) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Pregnancy