Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Plight Before Christmas by Kate Stewart

8 reviews

colorcrystals's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

A really cute cheesy and romantic second chance lovestory, good for everyone just wanting to relax over the holidays. I don't like the gender-stereotypes and light (at least in comparison to other books) toxic behavior, so be aware of that. Also I really would've loved more diversity in the cast. However it still made me smile and it's possible to oversee since I didn't look for a life changing masterpiece. I did enjoy it after all and though it will never be the one book I love the most I had a good time reading it, I think it's important to think about what you expect from it and then decide if you want to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Sexism

jackiespider's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.5

Kate Stewart does it again, and reduces me to a boubbing mess. In the best way. 🤎🤎🤎

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness

fellbyrd34'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

amanda_reads13's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

miscommunication, second chance romance

hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Chronic illness, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

dianaschmidty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

So I really don’t know how I feel about this book. I gave it four stars, but I’m not sure I even agree with that five minutes after finishing this book.

The book was so funny! I couldn’t stop laughing and I’m sure I’d laugh rereading quotes I read just yesterday. The family was so cute and felt like a real family with troubles and quirks added in with the love.

And Eli. He’s perfect. Don’t let the back cover fool you (which is literally full of lies) into thinking he’s “Satan’s Helper.” His negative actions can completely be explained by a need for therapy, which he got!

My problem with this book: Whitney. She sucks! I really liked her in the beginning. She felt relatable and realistic as a disillusioned millennial who wants love but has given up on it after having her heartbroken too many times. Then, after I realized how perfect Eli is, I realized that she blamed him for their breakup when in reality, it was completely her own fault for not realizing how traumatic both of his parents dying THREE YEARS EARLIER would be to a 21 year old! Then when she laughed while he was having a baby’s diaper-induced panic attack, messed up!

Moral of the story? Eli faced so many hardships and grew to be the perfect man while Whitney acts like a 13 year old who has no concept of trauma. So really, I’m giving this book 4 stars because of everyone but Whitney.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kb33's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This wasn’t a sappy holiday romance but it was a great holiday romance. If you like second chance romance, this was perfect. It isn’t my favorite genre, because I spent most of the book thinking that Eli didn’t deserve Whitney until I was proven wrong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy