Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy

37 reviews

andycob's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Grief, Miscarriage, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child death, and Ableism

bmitch21's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

First off, let me start off by saying this book is a 5 ⭐️ read! and what a journey this book was! This was my first book by Megan Brandy, and it didn’t disappoint not one bit. The book starts off so innocent and fun, a group of friends, more like family really, heading off to college together to start their adult lives. They’re all thick as thieves. The story focuses around Arianna, Ari for short, our FMC, and her journey of love and healing. This is told in such a beautifully tragic way. The author rips our hearts out. I stayed up till 2am silent sobbing next to my husband to finish this. I couldn’t put it down and needed to know how this story ended. I cannot emphasize this enough, it is SO BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN.
Also, there is spice and I give this one 3 🌶️
If you’re on the fence abt this one, just read it. It’s amazing. It’ll be one I’m left thinking abt for a long time and telling all my book besties abt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

megcarrick's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Blood, Car accident, and Vomit

sflynn23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Car accident, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

charlotte113's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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

This book broke my heart, and somehow managed to sew it back together, all in 514 pages. Noah is such an incredible character, claiming him as my book boyfriend, and the relationship and issues are mind capturing. 
At times the plot is cliché, but it's so we'll written that it makes you question whether it will follow the expected route. 

But they all lived happily ever after, well apart from Chase maybe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Car accident, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Death of parent

one_more_chapter96's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

Adored this book & the two main characters! Ari’s friend group was so cute and supportive and they all had their own clear characters which was as nice. The push and pull  and twists and turns were great! Such a funny, cute, wholesome story with great tension and build up - but then sad and deep story. Book boyfriend top spot is now reserved for Noah Riley - perfection!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Death

Minor: Car accident, Medical trauma, and Terminal illness

jaylynntruman's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

readwithkel's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

1.0

This is, without question, the worst book I have ever read. 

The dialogue was laughably cringy, there were probably 15 completely different plots, tons of unresolved storylines, and a plethora of pointless side characters with unnecessarily elaborate backstories. 

If I wasn’t reading this for my book club, this would’ve been a DNF for me. 

Honestly, who wants a romance with a side of

amnesia, 2 tragic car accident storylines, the love interest being orphaned, and characters that mostly only have sex when they’re heartbroken

This was literally just such a bizarre and horrible read. I don’t understand how it has so many positive reviews. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Mental illness

bookswithbethx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Grief, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

laylareadsthings's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is the true definition of an emotional roller coaster. I went from almost DNFing (sometimes reading the 18ish age range is tough for me, and you’re introduced to A LOT of characters and places very quickly) to literally finishing in one sitting. Noah Riley officially tops the list of book boyfriends, I don’t see him ever being dethroned. Ari is written so beautifully, I absolutely loved her development and emotions, and how she processed everything. I’m not usually one for contemporary sports romances but I found this to be a truly beautiful book that I think anyone who finds themself in a space needing to heal process will truly love. Some really wonderful side characters that I’d love to revisit in the future if they have their own books. Spoilers ahead, but if you want to know why this isn’t a perfect five stars:

I think Chase might just be the most awful character I’ve read in recent memory, and for some reason I could NOT get over his friends not calling him on his absolute disgusting behavior. He was predatory and disturbing throughout, but especially towards the end of the book. And I felt it was disguised with the frequent “but he really is a good guy I swear!” excuse, even though he has not a single redeeming moment or quality. This took me out of the plot flow at times but was resolved in a way that made sense and was true to the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts