Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Curves for Days by Laura Moher

15 reviews

brokenlightdances's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and War

amberinpieces's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Cancer, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kchiav7's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

kimib79's review

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Suicide and War

rachminick's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.25

I am a sucker for anything set in Western North Carolina. The author captured the magic and character of a small town in Western NC perfectly, I can picture Galway as the town next door. 
A book full of helpers and “salt of the earth” kinds of people. More of this! 
MMC is a therapist - (and great great representation of the field) and FMC is finding herself after a windfall of money and a hard life up to that point. 

The author doesn’t shy away from difficult topics, but weaves real-world problems into this fictional little town nicely. 

The side characters make the story and setting a place I want to spend a little more time- please tell me we get to hear July’s story next! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

Sexual Assault

On page description of an assault that occurred in the past

novelsistah's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

stayathomereader's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and War

callidoralblack's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sariereads's review

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer

eicart_reads's review

emotional medium-paced

3.5

I enjoyed this love story between Rose and Angus. It was a fun, quick read that dealt with some really hard topics, so please mind the content warnings, especially around PTSD in military veterans.

Things that worked for me:
• grumpy/sunshine
• strangers to antagonists to lovers
• genuine conflict that was completely understandable from both perspectives
• Rose’s newfound friends in town
• the small town setting
• home renovations

Things that didn’t work for me:
• Angus’s hugeness was over-described. He’s a very tall, broad, large, imposing dude. We didn't need to hear that quite so often!
• Some of the times Rose was trying to help people by giving away money felt a little icky to me.
• It was very white and heteronormative, so I wish it had been more diverse.

I would recommend this for someone who wants a mostly light, straight, romance set in a lovely small town with lots of great friends and neighbors. I look forward to seeing more of the town and neighbors in future books.

Please note, this book includes of a lot of difficult things, including PTSD and suicide in military veterans, an only child caring for a terminally ill parent, poverty, bullying, severe fat-shaming. They all seemed to be handled well, from my perspective. Big caveat that I do not have experience in any of these specific situations, so I could be completely wrong on that.

I received an e-arc of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War