Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Romance de Verão by Emily Henry

124 reviews

amyisonline's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

gabichatslit's review against another edition

5.0

This is still “my perfectly favorite” book. Even after all these years. I was scared that it might not hit the way it had in the past but I’m happy to report, I’m still as emotional, giggly and happy as I was the first go around. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

rachel_jones03's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Trafficking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful

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

5.0

I mean, it's a rom-com set in a lakeside town about an author with written block, getting it on with another author/guy she fancied in college. It has it's flaws but ultimately it's a great, feel good rom-com.

Some things of note:
-Bless her for

not reading the letter from her Dad immediately.

I'm glad she

found she had so many more of them to hold onto.

-The sarcastic banter. Top notch.
-You could cut the sexual tension with a knife.
-The part where

her father's affair partner forces her to listen to what she has to say when she's clearly already crying and not ready to/interested in listening was brutal. Just because you feel like you need to say something doesn't mean she has to listen!

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The cult stuff

felt a bit odd to include in a rom-com of this vibe. I'm assuming that this is the cater to

the true crime obsessed?

-Them finally

breaking the sexual tension with sex... In the tent by the burnt out graveyard of the cult? After they'd both been so affected by seeing it? But somehow immediately forgot about that?

Like what?
-The 'this can't get any worse, then the Labrador farted' bit 😂
- Further to this,

if they had just set the tent up for keeping their laptops dry if it rained, surely they wouldn't have brought sleeping mats and sleeping bags? So how did they spend the night? Surely it was the most uncomfortable place to have sex then sleep?

- Is it just me that found the ending really

stupid? How is 'oh yeah, I ignored you after my wife turned up because I wanted to go back with her when she asked but actually after 24 hours I guess I like you a lot more' good? That's so hurtful!

- Mix that with

the 'marriage is the worst and if I think about it, you're the only person where the idea of it doesn't fill me with utter dread' and it's comes off even stranger.

Flash to the epilogue where

they're getting engaged a year after the start of the book/meeting (again). I get that he was saying marrying her didn't feel like an awful idea but with it being in what was basically a speech about marriage filling him with dread it felt odd.

When I started the book, I hated it. It was the 'I'm a romance author and just luuuvv talking about my life in third person, oh what am I like!' but at the start that almost did me in but this was thankfully dropped almost immediately.

I almost stopped reading pretty quickly but I'm glad I kept on with it and ultimately, it was a really fun rom-com and exactly what I was in the mood for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use

Cult, Suicide cult, Affair

geoalice23's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

cordially_phoenix's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-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

3.75

This book is...

Good for: People who want a contemporary romance with a little bit of spice and a heaping side of grief. Perfect for those trying to learn to love life again.

Not great for: People who want something super lighthearted OR something on the spicy side.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Torture and Fire/Fire injury

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

mconroy9137'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident