Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Always, in December by Emily Stone

55 reviews

karyan1's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Medical content, and Car accident

Minor: Pregnancy

emmehooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

2.5

As a queer person who avoids Hallmark-style straight people romance, I had LOW expectations for this book. 

Was I in love with the girl meets boy and they fall in love after 3 days storyline? Nah. Was I sold by all the  coincidental meetings and their love/hate/forbidden love dynamics? No. Did it conform to my stereotyped expectations? Mostly.

That being said, I did get teary eyed at the end of the book. It was written well and the emotional aspects are relatable in a lot of ways. If you like straight romances and Hallmark-sequence tragedy with a silver lining, you’ll probably like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity

hannahglenn's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia and Infidelity

Minor: Suicide

aknitventure's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Ooh, boy. I didn’t read much about the description- it was an impulse buy. An enjoyable read, though frustrating at times as of course many books of the type are as you sit there thinking “just speak the damn words dammit.” Beautifully ended. A whirlwind I didn’t see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Death

jhankin8's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Sexual content, Medical content, and Death of parent

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad 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

4.25

 Happy Tuesday! After feeling less than stellar last week I have a couple reviews to catch up on.

First up is Always, in December by @emstonewrites. I knew going in that this book would be emotional, but wow. I cried…a lot. Stone knows how to write characters you fall in love with and feel invested in. I absolutely adored Josie and Max, Memo, Bea, all the people we met. Well, I didn’t like Oliver because he was a jerk 😂 The relationships between our characters are authentic and moving. I was fully committed to seeing how each relationship would play out and how the story would end.

Several people have mentioned that they are waiting until December to read this one. Yes, December is mentioned in the title, but it isn’t wholly set during that month. In fact, the story starts off at Christmastime and then moves on throughout the following year. I think this is a perfect book to read any time of year. Especially if you’re feeling extra emotional.

I listened to the audiobook and the narration of Heather Long was superb. She really brought the characters to life and conveyed so much emotion. I truly felt like I knew Josie, Max, Oliver, Bea, and Memo. If you like fiction audiobooks then I highly recommend this one!

TW: loss of a parent, grief, infidelity, and others that you should DM me about if curious.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness

thisblondeisbooked's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

meliroo's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Death of parent

elenatamsen's review against another edition

emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Fatphobia and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident

booksbroadwaybubbly's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

This book certainly wasn’t what I expected! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer and Car accident