Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Vaihtokauppa by Beth O'Leary

197 reviews

cassienolan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

monicafaith4's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

Beth O’Leary knows how to write female characters! In other hands I probably would have hated Leena because it’s so easy to take motivated woman characters and make them neurotic and cold. Instead, O’Leary writes characters who are relatable and multidimensional. And Grandma? A TREASURE. What a lovely read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit

danil_knits'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

lenaricharz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Death, and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

molly_appleby's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Grief

Minor: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

stenann7's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

phoebemagdalena's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Despite the slow start I found myself reading this book at a breakneck speed, eager to find out what each Eileen was getting up to. Heartwarming and a little heartbreaking, always a tad funny

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse

ruthhelizabeth's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol

There is a character who is explicitly xenophobic and this is never really tackled- it is presented like a quirk of their character rather than ever been explicitly challenged.

ajourneythroughpages's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

I was quite disappointed by this book, as I loved The Flatshare. The whole premise was unbelievable from the go - two months paid leave for one panic attack? Unlikely. The story was too slow, no actual plot, a lot of significant things for the characters happened off page, there were no real stakes and every little thing got resolved far too easily. I didn't feel like I really knew or connected with the characters. That being said, it was an easy read for a few days, with some enjoyable story points. Overall I do feel that this was a bit of a hit-and-miss. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting

ramreadsagain's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I had high hopes after loving The Flatshare last year, but unfortunately this one did not live up to my expectations. 

Truth be told it was just really boring! Not a great deal happens, it was super predictable and the characters were pretty unlikeable or just one dimensional stereotypes. My favourite part was the

Leena-Jackson

romance so I truly think O’Leary should stick to pure romance as that does seem to be what she’s best at. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Infidelity