Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

49 reviews

circe813's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

2.75

I really didn’t like Mallory. Nolan, however, was lovely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual content

pianokeys's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

kalefactory's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Alcoholism and Car accident

sarahsbooklife's review against another edition

funny inspiring relaxing fast-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

I enjoyed reading this book so much. It was a lot of fun and I really liked the characters. I felt like this book had a really strong cast of characters. Initially, I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book because I know very little about chess. But I think at this point Ali Hazelwood could write a book about anything I'd probably love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Dementia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

readwithria's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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

Check & Mate stole my heart! Mal and Nolan are so cute, and I loved the chess so much. This book made me want to go rewatch The Queen’s Gambit, and to get into chess, and to reread all my favorite Ali Hazelwood books.

I will say this didn’t feel very YA to me, except for when it did. At times it felt like a closed door adult romance, and at others it was very obvious that Mallory was a teenager (/derogotory, it was very well written shitty teenager behavior 🤣). I think age groups for books can be a bit subjective, but sometimes I forgot Mal wasn’t in her mid 20s.

Ali Hazelwood always hits, and this was close to a home run. 4.5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

sarahcar_63's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Infidelity and Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Grief

daisyfont's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, and Alcohol

mzl_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexism

Moderate: Chronic illness and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

hjb_128's review against another edition

emotional funny informative lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Sexual content