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Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli

10 reviews

nbreezy17's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Death

patedm's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

There were aspects of the book I didn’t like that much, but overall this was such an honest depiction of grief and the pain that comes with losing someone to suicide. With that being said, Luisa, Drew, and Henrietta were my favorite parts of the book bc how couldn’t they be? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Grief

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

jaylee_books's review against another edition

Unfortunately, I had to DNF at page 245. I wanted to finish this book, but I just can't. It's so repetitive and feels like reading the same page over and over again. 
 
Nothing really happens. Her husband dies and we watch the main character grieve. That's it. She makes no effort to do anything about her grief. She stays in bed all day refusing any help from family and friends, loses her job, and then takes a vacation to stay in bed and ignore her family and friends from a hotel. 

Also, none of the characters were interesting or memorable. I found myself forgetting who the characters were and their relation to the main character. 

I understand this book was not meant to have any twists or big events, it was just meant to be about grief and loss, but I feel like the author could have made the same point with a much shorter book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Vomit

elisabethshelby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

 

Whew.

This is undoubtedly both a beautifully written story about loss and grief and finding your way through the pain of your spouse dying, and a heavy, heartbreaking tale of the main character losing herself and her own life, so to speak, in discovering her spouse dead.

**CW** Suicide
It should be noted that this book is based heavily around Quentin's suicide, and the grief associated with that. The book goes into some details about how he died. I would warn that the reader should probably be a good head space to enjoy this book. I had to push this book back into my TBR pile when I was having my own anxiety issues.

That being said - I'm not sure I've ever read a book that so accurately and beautifully describes the grief a human can feel. The ups and downs that Eve felt as she came to terms with her husband's sudden departure is so painful to read because it is so relatable to the reader - her emotion is palpable on every page, and though I didn't agree with every choice she made throughout the novel, I understood that her decisions were being made when her emotional well being was at its lowest.

This book is a strong recommend read for me, though I'm not sure I'll be able to sit through a rereading of it anytime soon. Add this to your TBR pile this year, you won't regret it.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abortion

tharumi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Deeply moving and terribly sad. This book displays the rawness of grief in a stunning and real way. The peeks into Nigerian culture were fascinating and gave the novel depth it wouldn’t otherwise have. The author brings truth and honesty to the characters brilliantly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Abortion, Death, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Toxic relationship, Classism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Suicide, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

i absolutely loved this. the author portrayed grief in such a raw and realistic way. i cannot express how validating this is for anyone experiencing grief. also i loved the main characters family so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Mental illness, Cursing, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Gore, Medical content, Suicide, Sexual content, Vomit, Abortion, and Addiction

thespinystacks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Vomit

dayslife143's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

This book for me was a VERY slow start. It maybe because I dont grieve the same way as the main character so it took some effort to relate. But the end of the book almost made up for with the growth and some good quotables.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Suicide, Racism, and Vomit

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abortion

elysiumreads's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-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: Suicide

Minor: Vomit and Miscarriage