Reviews tagging 'Cursing'
None of This Would Have Happened if Prince Were Alive: A Novel by Carolyn Prusa
2 reviews
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
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