Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center

13 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

bugletbee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

chewy__stuff's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Vomit

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

marchessaultd's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

All these topics are touched on but not in graphic detail. The book truly just focuses on a woman pushing through her grief.

kamryn_grace_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? N/A

4.0

Mmmm, yes, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Not only was the main character so loveable and strong, but the author also gave hints of feminism. 
Most of the time I would find the theme of forgiveness cloying but the author's way of spinning the story made it all the more thought-provoking. This is definitely a worthwhile read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

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

abzster53's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

I had to come back and change my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars. Normally, 4 or 5 star ratings for me include the book successfully inciting some kind of emotion from me (loving the story, frustration maybe, dislike, etc) plus being a good book overall. I don't know. I was really invested in this story. The firefighter/firehouse setting was really interesting. And I just enjoyed following all the storylines. Also, proud that my hunch at the possible stalker turned out right (thought it before the characters did lol)! I'm excited and nervous to read another Katherine Center book (this one was my first!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and Suicide attempt

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

4.0

I thought that this would be a solid 3 star read, but I have a rule that any book that makes me cry is automatically 4 so here we are. I think Katherine Center and TJR have similar writing styles, which is probably what's keeping me from enjoying these books as much as I want to. Cassie's "not like other girls" persona really annoyed me at the start, but that is really well woven into how her trauma has manifested itself and her journey to forgiveness is honestly incredible. Does it lack subtlety and tells us about her development rather than show it? Yeah, but it works for this writing. While the romance is more developed here than in The Bodyguard, I still wanted more of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent