Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

55 reviews

belle13's review against another edition

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

❤️Anxiety & grief rep
❤️He falls first and he falls HARD
❤️Funny group of friends
❤️Instant attraction
❤️Women in STEM (and absolutely excelling)
❤️Moving & emotional
❤️One big reminder to follow your heart not your head sometimes

Overall, this was a great read but I have one huge personal pet peeve to do with the representation of anxiety disorders. Anxiety does not equal bitchiness and I hate when it’s represented this way. As someone with an anxiety disorder I definitely don’t go around being kind of nasty to people and then writing it off as just part of my anxiety which is how Harper was written.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about the good stuff. I adore their friend group and thought they were all hilarious and honestly, I think that made the whole book for me. It was also more emotional and the content was a lot heavier than I was expecting which I think actually made me enjoy it even more. I would recommend you check the CWs however, because some of the themes and topics will definitely be triggering for some people, especially those who have been impacted by debilitating anxiety.

I would recommend it if you love a hilarious friend group, a MMC who falls so hard he’s practically tripping over his own feet and a complex, go-getter FMC.

Amount of spice:🔥1-2 scenes
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Open door and explicit 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

kayleigh_kbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

ellacat11's review against another edition

funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Classism

summerslittlelibrary's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

tootie_fruitie's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

the_bookish_wallflower24's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

lovetlr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny

lise_atelier's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

iamsammie27's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content

lindsm94's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

As someone who struggles with anxiety, I appreciate the representation so much. I also did have a hard time reading the main characters inner dialogue and it didn't put me in the best headspace, so read with caution if that is something you also struggle with. 

I did enjoy the overall topic, I have never read a dental themed romance and did enjoy the characters even if they were all very frustrating at times. I am looking forward to continuing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol