Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Bilete înveninate by Penelope Ward, Vi Keeland

9 reviews

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

book_worm_mama_bear's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

3.5

This book was a solid 3.5 so not bad but not great either. I would give it 2.5 maybe a 3 in spice. You do get some hot spice but this is a slow burn and that spice doesn't come in until towards the end. It is hot but not kinky or long scenes. The plot in its self was pretty good. The twist and turns made me give this book the three stars. I really like the office romance with her boss and the fact it was grumpy sunshine was nice also. It was more her chasing him and him being the more insecure one. I did enjoy this book but I don't feel like it will stand out when looking back.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Chronic illness, Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

zayyssa's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

It was good, more than what I expected. I loved the MCs and definitely felt the sexual tension but the chemistry was not enough for me?? But overall, the plot, the characters, the storyline was good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

akeivens's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Stalking, and Car accident

whatjasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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

• didn’t expect to love this so much, shocked I already have a 5 star read in the bag this year
• I adore Reed Eastwood so much, such a massive softie when it comes to our sunshine Charlotte but a grump with everyone else
• fulfilling a bucket list with the love interest has become a new favourite trope
• also adored Charlotte, she was super fun and clumsy but also a great companion for Reed
• loved that it had some great banter but also some wonderful serious moments, think the disability and medical topics were handled really well
• great tension, it’s not too high on the smut scale but I did appreciate that there was a solid build up in their relationship and some good depth and it wasn’t just smut for the sake of it
• I do wish they’d utilised her surname (darling) as a nickname more throughout the book, I’m a sucker for a sweet nickname
• I kinda wish we had a book following Max, I would love to see him settle down especially following his advice-giving conversation with Reed towards the end of the book

TWs: Cheating (before book), workplace sexual harassment, alcoholism, child abandonment, adoption, minor medical emergency, hospitalisation, multiple sclerosis, ableism, anxiety, PTSD, Crohn’s disease, death of mother (in book), depression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism, Mental illness, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

andeng's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent

bookswithatlas's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

iamsammie27's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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: Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism and Abandonment

prittypeaches's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

A tropetastic contemporary romance that features enemies to lovers, sunshine/grump, bucket lists, family matchmakers and lots and lots of romance. Reed and Charlotte are perfect for each other and with a little help from Reed's grandmother Iris they find their love.

Set in a New York city real estate firm, Reed and Charlotte spend a lot of time doing work as well as play. If you like a romance set in the office to feel like people are still getting their job done, this could be a romance for you. They still get periodically sidetracked by both MCs bucket lists which is a lot of fun. 

As a steam rating this book is pretty low steam, there is sex in the final chapters of the book which is fully described (this is not a closed door romance) but it's pretty slow burn up until then. I think one of the best romcom proposals I've ever read more than makes up for the slowburn.

This story deals with some heavy themes around the cute bucklist romance including death of a family member and chronic illness. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent