Reviews tagging 'Grief'

In Five Years by Rebecca Serle

126 reviews

tsodeur's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death

Minor: Pregnancy and Toxic relationship

alekya's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, and Grief

cielo's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.25

Not a love story about romance, but a love story about friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Grief, Medical content, Vomit, Cancer, Chronic illness, Infertility, Terminal illness, Car accident, and Death

lydiayearick's review

emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

daniellekat's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

This wasn't my cup of tea. Easy to read and a somewhat engaging plot, but I hated all the characters. Dannie was obnoxious, selfish and a terrible friend. I had no personal investment in her outcome and felt emotionally unattached to the story as a whole. I appreciate what the author was attempting and this led to some interesting discussion, (I read this for a book club) but I think the author was trying too hard to do something 'different'. I respect the conclusion and can see how others might really enjoy this, but it's a pass for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Grief and Death

Minor: Car accident, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

thelovelystars's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Death, Infertility, Grief, and Toxic relationship

emlikeslit's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

been2boston's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Grief

poati's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Cancer

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Vomit

alyssatuininga's review

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

Pretty terrible. Lame story, with trite writing, shallow characters, almost caricatures. Like a Lifetime movie level of cheesiness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Cancer