Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A False Start by Elsie Silver

13 reviews

meganxstones's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

bethlouiseex's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

thewildbookcase's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

amateur_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.5

My summary:

Nadia is 19 and her life is finally starting to come together. She’s recently moved in with her older brother after growing up with an abusive dad and she just got accepted into a veterinary tech program. Out at a bar, she ends up sharing a searing kiss with a stranger. A stranger who turns out to be Griffin, her brother’s one true friend. Griffin has his own demons from the past and usually keeps to himself. While the attraction between Nadia and Griffin is there, so is their baggage from their respective pasts. 

My thoughts:

I enjoyed this book a lot. And the more I sit and think about it, the more I like it. I read this pretty quick. Both Nadia and Griffin really tugged on my heartstrings and I really wanted to see them make this work. It kept me turning the pages, that’s for sure. I think it’s a sweet ending to the Gold Rush Ranch series. (I definitely went back to read Powerless for the chapters that Jasper and Sloane were visiting. And, wow, this cottage sees some action.)

Also. Pour over coffee is delicious. The jokes about the complicated coffee had me laughing—but, don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. My goal when I’m retired is to be Griffin’s mom making single cups of pour over coffee for everyone for an hour. 

Elsie Silver has quickly become one of my favorite authors. And mostly I’m really sad that I’ve finished all of Elsie Silver’s books that she’s written to date. I love her writing style so much. I can’t wait for Wild Eyes to be out in September. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pregnancy

yoohanna's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty

abidavisf's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

I am so gutted this series is over. I want to read about these characters forever. 

I went into A False Start thinking no characters could beat Mira and Stefan but Nadia and Griffin sure did put up a fight. This story broke my heart and healed my heart. Was I ridiculously frustrated in places because how dare anyone tell a young woman what is or isn’t right for her? Absolutely. Did I completely understand why this tale had to take the paths it did? Absolutely.

My only criticism is that I think the book could have been a bit more concise, but, then again, I’d also happily read about these two forever soooo… who am I?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ambercunningham's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.75

I know that age-gap romance is a fantasy thing, but when it is in such a realistic setting it just makes me feel uncomfortable.

But only because of how it is portrayed...
With her being 19 and him being 33 when they made out and

him telling her how in that moment he knew he wanted her to be his when they are intimate for the first time.

 
Because that did not need to happen this way.

I also dislike how the mMC and the fMCs older brother are supposed to be "best buds" but when it comes to showing their relationship the author decided to skip the parts as in every time they interact your only being told about how "mMC and fMCs brother are now sharing inside jokes"...

The book kind of started to bore me as the trauma and drama is there but any plot is missing (and romance books can have a- if not more - plotlines apart from the MCs getting together) just give me something, like getting to know the characters apart from each other.

Spice(quantity&quality):
3.25/5
The spice helped the book...
There was variety, the scenes were detailled and fit the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment