Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

21 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review

emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

What a fucking roller coaster ride. I laughed and I wept and did everything in between. Tully & Kate are lovable and detestable at the same time, which is to say they are human. The story arc is so pleasant. The subtle nods to different music was a nice bonus for me as a music lover. The end is devastating, though, so prepare with loads of tissues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I was quite disappointed after watching the tv show. Their friendship is not near as nice and I don’t even truly understand how they are friends in the book. They don’t communicate and hold resentment over each other constantly. I liked the ending though, the last 50 pages truly showed the best in their relationship and if the whole book were like that I would be OBSESSED with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Rape, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief and Miscarriage

Minor: Toxic friendship

wisemangrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Heart wrenching story about the lives of two best friends. Watch them live their lives from their teen years to middle aged adulthood. 
Such a touching & heartwarming relationship. Expresses the power of friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Grief

Moderate: Rape, Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death and Death of parent

rachel_reads_them_all's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.25

 This is my 5th Kristin Hannah novel - and probably near the top of my list. Yes - we can all agree that Hannah really draws out the dramatic in her story telling - but that's where she excels. There is in a emotional current that runs through her novels that is incredibly consistent. She is excellent and writing characters you either love or hate, or both and this is exactly how I felt about Tully and Kate.
Tully with her narcissistic, generational trauma and Kate with her desire to keep everyone around her happy. I wanted to scream at Kate to SPEAK up while simultaneously holding my hand over Tully's mouth.

My only complaint is that I feel like Hannah leaves a lot on the table - but maybe that will be answered in the follow up to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Cancer

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, and Grief

mkzach's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Addiction, Death of parent, Death, Terminal illness, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Grief, and Infertility

stevienielson's review

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cancer, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Cursing

jnlundy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Rape

marybsimp's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical content, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death, Grief, and Rape

ems_rxlibrary's review

emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a coming of age story about two best friends spanning from the 70s into the early millennium. 
Tully is the beautiful, ambitious, career driven, outspoken one and Kate is the understated, self conscious, motherly one. Each of them looks at the other’s life with envy of the things they don’t have. For Tully, that’s a family who loves her unconditionally. And Kate wishes for Tully’s boundless freedom. 
TullyandKate pull each other through everything from boys and fashion to heartbreak and sickness. 
I have always been a fan of Kristin Hannah’s writing and this was certainly no different. I cried my way through this book! Just when I thought I had been wrecked for the last time something else happened. 
I loved the characters- I related to Kate so much! She is just a girl trying to stay afloat. 
TW: rape, terminal illness, critical injury, some usage of the f word

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cancer, War, Terminal illness, Grief, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Sexual content, Drug use, and Cursing

Minor: Physical abuse

lainy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-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

Okay i can’t stop crying 
Took me a while to finish but when i picked it up today i just couldn’t stop reading it & finished. tully and kate’s friendship is so real, the characters are extremely well written too;; i’m gonna read the sequel to this hopefully sometime soon, i just know it’s gonna make me sad ANYWAYS amazing book five stars amazing writing oh my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Rape, and Cancer