Reviews tagging 'Injury/injury detail'
None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive: A Novel, by Carolyn Prusa
5 reviews
melissalynn117's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Injury/injury detail and Blood
purplepenning's review
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
I went into this one knowing I wasn't the target audience (overwhelmed working moms of young children). It's a solid, fast-paced debut with a good hook — in between trying to evacuate ahead of a hurricane, a busy mom of two littles tries to make sense of the sudden revelation of her husband's infidelity and the increasingly untenable expectations of her job. I recognized the "yes, I felt seen!" power of it and most of the "kids, amiright?" humor and "yes, he 💯 needs to man up, but let's excavate your part in this as well" truth. But for the most part it was a fairly unpleasant and stressful read for me.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Infidelity, Alcohol, Cursing, Ableism, and Blood
Minor: Pregnancy, Homophobia, Body shaming, Grief, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
clevelandbookgirl's review against another edition
funny
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? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity
Minor: Blood, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Grief, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Drug use, Terminal illness, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, and Death of parent
markedwithanm's review
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Blood and Injury/injury detail
Minor: Death of parent
cassielaj's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
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
4.25
Taking place over the course of a few days and interspersed with flashbacks, this story is a snapshot of motherhood, relationships, and natural disaster. As a hurricane approaches Savannah, Georgia, Ramona figures she should probably prepare and/or evacuate — though she’s also got the concerning state of her marriage to worry about. As Ramona and her rag-tag group of kids (two hers, one not), pets (none hers), her mom, friends, and neighbors weather the storm, she reflects on her life, her relationships, and Prince, wondering how best to move forward. This book is funny and sweet and full of emotion, perfect for fans of Abbi Waxman or Maria Semple.
Notes: there were elements that could’ve been more developed (or left out), and the Prince references came out of the texture a bit sometimes, but overall this is a pretty good slice-of-life story
Notes: there were elements that could’ve been more developed (or left out), and the Prince references came out of the texture a bit sometimes, but overall this is a pretty good slice-of-life story
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Fatphobia
Natural disaster: hurricane
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