Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Beach Read by Emily Henry

5 reviews

moack_5's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

pandalesque's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Somehow I think it helps me not to expect a real human (in my case heterosexual male) to be like the fictional characters I read when the author (identifying as female) only writes from the MFC perspective. Also maybe goes to more accurate represenation?
But also I really enjoy getting the other human's thoughts and feelings when reading a romance and when they have spicy scenes... And I think I seem to get annoyed about being in one person's head when doubting and rehashing things time and time again... Though I didn't have too much experience in single POVs in romance. So I think I'm coming out neutral on the one single POV story telling.

I didn't like
- Calling them January and Augustus... almost made me *uke (sorry Gus).
- I found January annoying and a little difficult to find smth beneath the surface (her being anything else than a product of her surroundings' situations/her environment)
- In my opinion the love story was little too easy
- the final 3rd act conflict... well I'm still waiting for an actual good one in any romance books I read so this is not only a beach read thing

I enjoyed
+ Friendship between J. and S.
+ quick, funny and intelligent banter
+ writing style
+ Didn't expect the whole plot point about research for each other's genre, which added a layer of depth to it I enjoyed.
+ Reflections on writing / authors ...
+ talk about the romance genre

Spice /Smut level:
1.75-2/5🔥 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

ahrensnug's review

Too much death cult, not enough fun beach times. The main characters are both so serious. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood to read it, but when I see a poppy, bright cover on a "lighthearted beach read" book, I assume it's going to be lighthearted and fun time. This was my second Emily Henry book after reading People we Meet on Vacation - which I thought was okay. But I'm not sure about giving their books a third try. I guess I'll go look for a light, fluffy book to fill this hole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child abuse, and Cancer

lauramacdonald'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Obsessed. Would like to put in a formal application for my own personal Gus Everett. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Spoiler

subplot involves interviewing people connected to a former suicide cult; stories of father/son physical child abuse

readbymegs's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse