Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

By a Thread by Lucy Score

16 reviews

dwinn5's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

I have to say, I was pretty disappointed by this book. It was hard for me to like Dominic right from the beginning (I can’t stand people who are rude to servers) and it basically never got better. I felt bad for him and I understood his trauma, but he never learned the lesson that every other character was literally screaming at him the entire book: you can’t use your trauma as an excuse to treat other people terribly.

He’s manipulative and controlling even when he’s supposed to be winning her back and he never listens to her. She spends the whole book telling him that she doesn’t want his money and it’s very clear that she wants emotional support, so what does he do? Throws money at every problem (despite her explicitly telling him not to), ices her out at every chance he gets, and makes decisions for her like some kind of patronizing a-hole.

I like Ally and I genuinely think she deserves better, I basically wasn’t rooting for them at all by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

callmeluh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Well, well, well, looks like BookTok didn't completely disappoint for once.
Yes, this book has its shortcomings, but I still really enjoyed Dominic and Ally's story. It was funny and entertaining, their banter was on point and they had fire chemistry.
Sometimes it felt like I was following some teenagers' story and not full-grown adults (Dominic is 44 and Ally is 39) so that annoyed me a little.

Lucy Score's writing is pretty addictive, I couldn't put my book down once I started it. And yes, I stayed up late trying to read as much as possible, which doesn't happen a lot.

Overall it was a pretty good read, and now I'm curious to read the author's other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Dementia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

savleigh3's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Eating disorder and Death of parent

pat_anne's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

First book ive read with this age range. It was a fun read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

chaoticace's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death and Death of parent

geekgoddessofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Dementia, and Death of parent