Reviews tagging 'Grief'

If I Can't Have You by Charlotte Levin

7 reviews

charlotte_37's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Stalking, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

emjyne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction and Self harm

chloe_silk1810's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Not the best ending in the world, was heavily invested though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

cinderelliex's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

teasag's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Personally, this book just wasn’t my cup of tea, but i can totally see why some people would love it.

I just feel as though the ending glorifies addiction, stalking and obsession- which are all issues the main character has with the “love interest”. I did not like how in the end, the main character is not punished for her behaviour and that the “love interest” is completely reprimanded for his even though he is just trying to protect himself from her

overall, i just didn’t enjoy this book, i don’t like the main character and don’t think it depicts obsession in the right way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

oceannec's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

HOLY WOW! This book is my second 5 star read of 2022 and I’m so glad I found it. If you’re a fan of Netflix’s “You” this book is for you! I binged it all in one day and couldn’t put it down. Just when you think you know what’s going to happen the author throws a curveball your way. It was dark and twisted and really demonstrates how the small things in life can have a massive personal impact. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, and Stalking

honestlyholly's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

EDIT jan 2023 - i'm going through and reclassifying some reviews now that i've read more and sat on the books for a while.

how did I say that I'd lowered the review bc the ending was rubbish and yet still give it a 3.5? i need to sort myself out omg

originally 3.5 stars

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Tense and anger-inducing! The 2 main males in the story are utter creeps! Constance, the main character, has major issues and honestly acts like a crazy person, but is at least interesting. She has trauma from her parents, even if the

suicidal mum thing is a bit tropey at this point, and was so obviously not her fault??

I rated this down a bit because I was expected a big twist or a shocking finale, whereas it was kinda of a bit... Meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Death of parent