Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

8 reviews

chelle22's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted sad tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jla's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Sexism, misogyny, and sexual assault warning. Parts of this were tough to read as a woman. 

I struggle to see how what Cassie's mom did wasn't cheating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

ellacat11's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Sexism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Car accident

anna_reads_too_much'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

This was a really cute book.  I listened on audio.  It was exactly what you are expecting it to be.  I probably won't remember a lot of it, but I enjoyed my reading experience.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death of parent

spellygirl's review

hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Grief, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Blood, and Medical content

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Things You Save in a Fire is a beautiful story about forgiveness, family, and post traumatic growth. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it’s an excellent book! However, I don’t know if I could call it a compelling romance novel. 

I really enjoyed this book! Cassie’s personal growth is incredible, and the relationships that she builds are so compelling. I loved reading about the firehouse and how she weaseled her way into the hearts of the brotherhood. I also really loved the epilogue, and seeing how she created a community for herself.

That being said, the romance was definitely the weakest part of the book for me. I don’t think we spent enough page time with Owen to make the depth of her feelings for him feel earned. We don’t even learn his first name until 50% of the way through the book. I completely believe all of the interactions they have, but there are so many that we don’t see and it made it hard for me to believe that they were deeply in love.

I think if I had gone into this book not expecting it to be a romance, I would have enjoyed it a bit more. It’s still a book that I would definitely recommend! 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

dailywaffle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Fatphobia and Infidelity

gingerkathrynreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, and Rape