Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Only When It's Us by Chloe Liese

239 reviews

thehannahclaire's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

carlyjoann's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

I really liked this book until I got around halfway and it slowly declined from there for me. I loved how fleshed out and real the characters and their backstories were. They had a good playful energy for most of the book that I liked as well. 

Ryder being so steadfast for Willa was adorable. Their relationship was so strong long before they got together and I liked that a lot. But while I liked Willa and Ryder there was honestly way too much emphasis on their sexual tension for me. I understood they wanted each other and didn’t need it spelled out page after page for most of the book. Also the word “lumberjack” has never been used so many times in a book before. Most of the later half of the book felt repetitive in some ways as well. It felt way too long towards the end but it also felt like we didn’t get enough of them actually being together and not “frenemies”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

wildatheart1339's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

khonake1's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.75

SO GOOD. This book had me laughing, crying, and squirming in my seat! I loved the banter and pranks between the characters early in the book, but then it was so nice to see how their feelings evolve over the school year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

emilygibbs's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief

errie's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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

4.25

I love love loved Ryder and Willa! Ryder is a former soccer star prospect who's career was cut short by a case of bacterial meningitis that caused him to lose his hearing. Willa is a current soccer star who's losing her mom to cancer and struggling to balance sports and school. When her and Ryder are paired up for a school project, frenemies become lovers. I adored the banter and jokes between them and this slow burn was nice and slow just like I like it!! My only issue was the communication. Not literally obviously because Ryder is deaf but emotionally. Willa and Ryder both refused to talk about anything real almost the whole book!! It was so frustrating to read and it kinda dampened the fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

ilmiruth's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death of parent

kelseyholler's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism and Abandonment

abby_can_read's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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While I had a good time with this book, it was a struggle. I adored Ryder. He kept me interested. Willa fell flat and I found her to be annoying. Since I didn't like both of the main characters, the romance didn't give me everything I wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism and Death