Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel

5 reviews

jennifertremblay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, and Car accident

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

katrinaburch's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy moly. It's fitting that my last book of 2023 would be such a rollercoaster! Harmel does it again by taking you on a rollercoaster of emotions, from hating the main characters to crying at the end. I was about ready to knock down a star because of not giving one character their happy ending but she did. 

My only tiny, almost microscopic annoyance is that the French words aren't translated and even though, normally that would knock off a star, Harmel's masterful storytelling overrides it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

llamallama527's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicide and Grief

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident