Reviews tagging 'Death'

Eight Perfect Hours by Lia Louis

39 reviews

theespressoedition's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Suicide

sarahflanders's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Gaslighting, Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

lisforliterature's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. Okay. I was a expecting a romance but got so much more! There wasn’t too much “romance” in the book but the storyline had me on the edge of my seat. Anytime I thought I knew what was going to happen, Lia pulled the rug from underneath me & threw in something I wasn’t expecting. 

I loved Noelle. She is such a dedicated soul to her family & friends. She experienced so much growth throughout the book. It was beautiful. & Sam. I was rooting for him the whole time. Even he had his own growth so he could be the man Noelle needed. 

I loved Eight Perfect Hours so much. It wasn’t what I was expecting but I fell in love with it anyways. Looking forward to checking out Lia’s next book I just ordered through Aardvark Book Club! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Death

fictionalsarah's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

Brought together under less-than-ideal circumstances, after spending an evening stranded but enjoying each other's company and conversation, Noelle and Sam go their separate ways. What follows is a series of serendipitous encounters that leave Noelle questioning whether fate is trying to bring them together or she should reunite with her ex-boyfriend. The serious side stories with her friends and family occasionally seemed to be taking up a lot of time, even darkening the mood. However, though somewhat predictable, the additional "coincidental meetings" between Noelle and Sam helped to lighten the mood and made for a fun, sweet story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Sexual content, Infidelity, and Suicide

bookrecsbyjess's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. It was so cool to see how interconnected Sam and Noelle’s lives were. Parts of this were pretty light, but I like how the author also included the discussion of grief and guilt in this story. Overall, I would recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Cursing

Minor: Suicide, Car accident, Death, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

ambersbakesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Death

Minor: Infidelity

reilly_fig_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Death, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

miblette's review

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was a charming, feel good read to end 2022 and begin 2023. Some of the plot was very predictable, even cheesey at times. But the overall message and ending was pretty darn uplifting. 
I felt like the narrator was on two separate journeys - romantic and self growth. I'm really pleased with the way the author balanced them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Car accident