Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Apaixonei-me Pela Esperança by Lancali

91 reviews

caitthebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and War

leafilys's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sharkb0y_r0cks13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-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? Yes

4.75

Plot was so worth it. Took me ages to finish but im busy so i cant finish fast

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

sarakate93's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

Beautiful story about love, loss and hope

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape

wormmmmmmmmm's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia

saskiahill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This is one of the best books I've ever read/listened to. While there are lots of tough moments (check the content warnings) it's an incredibly beautiful, heartwarming, and moving book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ah_nailse's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

So this book ripped out my heart and tore it to shreds. So beautifully well written, I feel like I could’ve highlighted all of it, and I’m not even an annotating girly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

drbunny's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The concept is interesting and enlightening. The author absolutely has a lot of talent and potential. With more practice and refining, they can go far. 
I do feel the metaphors dragged on too long. As lovely as they were, it took away from some of the emotional moments. I also found that some of the dialogue was repeated so often that the sayings lost their impact. (Ex: "You're okay. I've got you," was said whenever someone had a an emotional moment)
I also would have appreciated a break in between character deaths. 3 in a row was quite a lot.
 That all being said, i did enjoy the novel and hope to see the growth I believe Lancali is capable of!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

traveling2mars's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of my favorite books, I find myself rereading it over and over again. I find the characters incredibly lovable and real, I relate to every single one. This story takes itself seriously, but there are moments of lighthearted joy and laughter. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Grief

pagesofplatypus's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

"Time, Disease, and Death are the greatest thieves in the world."

I Fell in Love with Hope is a beautiful, unique, and masterful exploration of death, grief, despair, loneliness, illness, and hope.

The story alternates between the now and before of our narrator, Sam. The now introduces us to chronically positive and passionate Sony, ill-tempered but deeply caring Neo, and endlessly kind and protective Coeur. Each tries in their own way to steal back everything time, disease, and death has and will take from them. The group eagerly welcomes in Hikari, a golden-haired, golden-eyed girl who battles her own demons.

"We spent our whole lives together pretending, but if you pretend for too long, reality reminds you one way or another that it doesn't like being insulted."

The writing is incredibly poetic and infused with such strong emotion as we come to love each character as deeply as Sam. Even as you know deep down these kids will not escape death's clutches, you do still cling to a hope. A hope that they will steal as much time and hope and love as they can.

I also love how much agency each character has. They break rules. They create. They don't let others tell how they're supposed be. They do steal from time, from the diseases, and even from death itself. They face limitations from their illnesses but they don't let it limit their hope or their love.

"You know you never wanted us to be happy, Sam. Happiness is a brittle,
fleeting thing.
You wanted us to feel loved, and we did."

I Fell in Love with Hope does such a good job showing what it means to love and be loved. That you don't have to find a cure. That to despair is not to be broken. That love can't stop death but it is vital.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy