Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Best of Friends by Lucinda Berry

16 reviews

ids100's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Alcohol

andrea_caselles's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Suicide, and Grief

queerbookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This book was very difficult to get through. Major trigger warning for anyone interested in reading. I included all the triggers I could think of but it's possible I forgot some. But that's the author's goal so I can't really fault her. If you think you're mentally prepared for this, I 100% recommend this book. If you aren't, I would tell you to read something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racial slurs

jenfulls's review against another edition

emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Murder

amina2002's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

I thought the beginning was so intriguing and captivating but after that it felt as if the mystery was not an important portion anymore. It was just revolving around the 3 women’s lives which got very annoying after a while. The mystery was very obvious to me by the middle of the book and there was nothing thrilling. I wish this book revolved more around the lives of the kids than the mothers. But overall I was still enjoying what was being revealed about the boys and what ends up happening to the two boys who didn’t die that night. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

thelovelylibrarylady's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The Best of Friends is a short suspense novel that takes place after a tragic incident. The story is told through three narratives, each POV coming from the mother of one of the boys involved in the accident. The quality of writing in this story was not the best. I found it difficult to follow along with the plot and remember all of the characters' names. However, I did enjoy reading this title so I bumped up my rating from two to three stars. 
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(I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed above are my own.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Grief

Moderate: Homophobia