Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

You, Again by Kate Goldbeck

62 reviews

meghanm404's review

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Grief

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent

beebowbabe's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

I put off reading this for so long because I was convinced there was no way it ended in a way that didn't include me sobbing. Turns out, not only did I sob at the end, but several times throughout 💛 and I'd do it again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Gaslighting

kendal_reads's review

emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

blissofalife's review against another edition

funny sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Listen. I am indeed a fanfiction reader and a Reylo shipper. I didn't know that's what this was originally going into it, but it quickly became obvious. That being said, I think if I had read this on Ao3 as a Reylo fanfic I would've really enjoyed it. You just have certain expectations about how characters are going to act and more suspension of disbelief when it comes to fanfiction. The characters in a fanfiction can be atrocious but you still love them because you loved them in their original stories, that's why you're reading the fanfiction to begin with. 

But starting a book with no background expectations or knowledge of characters is a very different experience. This as a published book? I'm conflicted. The characters were all pretty dislikable. Ari and Josh are depressed for nearly the entire book, and though they set clear boundaries and expectations of what their relationship is going to be (which I am personally a fan of, I love some good communication), when Josh's perspective is full of thoughts of Ari as more than a friend and his sexual desire for her it felt like he made no effort whatsoever to respect Ari's CLEARLY COMMUNICATED needs and wants. But later we're supposed to sympathize with him when she rejects him? And cheer for them to get together? No. I don't think so.

Everybody in this book needs therapy. It made for good storytelling for the first half of the book, but after that it became repetitive and hard to root for the characters. Toxic relationships abound. Everybody's mad all the time, nobody's happy ever, and that sucks. The ending felt forced and very rom-com-esque. I give 'em a year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Gaslighting

geoalice23's review

emotional funny reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

simplyammee's review

emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death of parent

ronan_lesh's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

imds's review

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kacyreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

i haven’t felt this level of heartache and frustration from a friends to lovers since reading People We Meet on Vacation 

complex characters like ari can sometimes be a hard pill to swallow to swallow. the frustrating part wasn’t her immature coping mechanisms or avoidance techniques, but how she got in her own way on the path to happiness. tho we love a story where she overcomes her personal hurdles 🩵 

i saw a tonnnnn of myself in josh. & if someone gifted me a little piece of myself back with a cereal bowl, that would have been it for me. best dust daddy ever. 

inside jokes like the ones in this book are my absolute favorite, on par with emily henry’s books and giving me emotional turmoil all the same. 

4 stars ⭐️ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, and Abandonment

mikaylawood'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol