Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

123 reviews

tmlattime's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

I loved this book. Read it in 7 hours, didn't want to put it down. It felt very relatable. The main character experiences a lot of chaos and is forced to grow up fast, having a lot of responsibilities. It’s nice to watch her to something for herself and learn more about herself as the book progresses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual harassment

booklifeisthelife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

This was pretty cute and engaging. It stands on its own even without the romance. The romance is good though. I really enjoyed the familial aspects of this too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Dementia, and Sexual harassment

ericapino_'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

it was lowkey predictable but I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT. Nolan is the sweetest person ever and i love how he was dropping hints the entire time and MISS GIRL DIDNT REALIZE A DAMN THING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexism, and Death of parent

nicoles_reading_corner's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Misogyny

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Car accident

erinjeanette's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Misogyny, and Grief

letiross's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism, Dementia, and Car accident

funshine3's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Infidelity

Minor: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

reminiscences's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

funny inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

I enjoyed reading this book so much. It was a lot of fun and I really liked the characters. I felt like this book had a really strong cast of characters. Initially, I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book because I know very little about chess. But I think at this point Ali Hazelwood could write a book about anything I'd probably love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol