Reviews tagging 'Death'

Adelaide by Genevieve Wheeler

89 reviews

openbookheartmind's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

"When love asks too much of us, how do we find the strength to put ourselves first?”

⟡ 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 :

-mental health journey

-London setting

-strong female friendships

-big feelings, both highs and lows 

-20s coming of age, self love

-character driven stories 

-multiple timelines 

-complicated relationships 

-comfort books, movies, meals, people ♡ 

⟡ 𝙈𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 :

A heartbreakingly beautiful story about love, grief, and human connection. 

It follows Adelaide, a twenty-something woman living in London, as she falls in love, falls apart, and slowly puts herself back together. 

I definitely wouldn’t call this a romance, but contemporary/literary fiction with heavy mental health themes. It is a roller coaster of real, honest, raw emotions. The writing had a beautiful poetic quality, I didn’t want to put it down. Feeling the highs and lows of life, both so intensely, is exhausting.

This book is proof that sometimes things just need to fall apart in order to get better, that sometimes rock bottom can become a sold foundation to rebuild on. Although most of the story is filled with sadness, it left me feeling hopeful, and I think that’s beautiful.

*read with care - there are lots of heavy, sensitive topics throughout this book, I recommend checking  trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

gpfot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident

the_meg_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very sad and perfectly captures a one sided relationship when you think that's all you deserve. I wanted to yell at her the whole time but also I've been her? A bit on the slower side, but worth the read. Definitely has some triggering topics, so I'd read the content warnings ahead of time 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death

Minor: Car accident

aliteraryescape's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent

eleanormf's review against another edition

emotional 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

Graphic: Death and Suicide

guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

darlingkelly's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

maxenporter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

I wish I could adequately describe the ways in which this book healed my soul and soothed my broken heart, but I fear I will never be able to. This story held up a mirror to my life and invited me to look at myself through a set of new, kinder eyes. More than anything, this book filled me with hope. The final pages had me sobbing on my couch, and as the story concluded, I hugged the book to my chest and cried tears of joy and relief. This book found me, or perhaps I found it, at precisely the right moment in my life, and all I want to do is thank the beautiful soul who put this spark of light and hope into the universe. Genevieve Wheeler, if you just so happen to read this review, please never stop writing. Your book genuinely changed my life for the better, and I will never forget how this book made me feel seen and known and loved. Thank you for sharing this story with the world. Adelaide means everything to me. Thank you so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Alcohol

mrslcampbell17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt