Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Score by Elle Kennedy

218 reviews

annatl4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

i liked the score much more than the mistake. it felt a little more plot focused and the characters felt much more real. i thought allie was funny and lighthearted and i thought deans soft side really showed when he fell for allie. i thought they made for a great match. i loved that dean really cared and allie felt safe enough to call him for anything. i appreciated the pacing up until the end, which is typical of Kennedys writing. the ending was sudden and sad and the drama/breakup felt forced as a plot point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

tah_014's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Violence, and Death of parent

swamprat410's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

pandachrissan's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

5.0

Aus allen drei Geschichten der Off-Campus-Reihe ist Allies und Deans bisher meine liebste ❤️
Die Art wie sich die Geschichte entwickelt, die Charakterentwicklung etc., ich liebe es einfach. Ich habe Allie schon im ersten Buch geliebt und dachte nie dass ich Dean auch so sehr mögen würde und dass er tatsächlich so ist wie er in diesem Buch war. Danke für diese wundervolle Geschichte mit schönen, lustigen und traurigen Momenten, es hat mich zum lachen, grinsen, weinen und ausflippen gebracht. Ich freu bin schon gespannt auf das nächste Off-Campus-Buch ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death and Car accident

ohemmag's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Drug abuse

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Car accident

kirstenflett30's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Death

culzean's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

saretta02's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

shaesensual's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

I absolutely understand now why this book is one of the most highly praised in all of Kennedy’s series! Allie and Dean are so lovable and so compatible, you are rooting for them from the very beginning and each piece of information revealed about their chemistry just pushes their relationship right along. These characters can’t help but fall in love with each other even when they both try so hard not to! Seeing Dean’s mushy side develop until he’s getting Allie’s obscure French soap opera at his penthouse is truly character development. I also loved the Allie-cat nickname, seeing Summer’s actual introduction in the series and the start of her relationship with Allie, and understanding more about Hunter as a Dean 2.0. This book is also such a sweet spot in the series timeline where all of the characters you know and love are in the story or just on the outside of the story. I LOVED this book and might be the only one in the series I’d consider rereading. 

I had also previously read about the major third act plot point in Summer’s Briar U book, but it was entirely different reading it from Dean and Allie’s perspective and seeing their growth through it. Truly handled so well with how the characters make decisions to better themselves and each other. 

This might be the only romance book I’ve been embarrassed to read in public! Allie and Dean’s trade off of dominant and submissive behavior is fun, fun, fun. The kink is high in their encounters, putting some things in their sex life I’m sure some people only fantasize about. They are continually pushing each other’s boundaries in such a hot (and consensual) way. Dean’s exhibitionist kink explains so much about him and apparently Allie too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail