Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Samo prijatelji by Abby Jimenez

181 reviews

sarahac's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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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tofubeans's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

This book was such a hard read honestly, I had to glaze through the second half because it was so hard to get through. The parts that were good were good but everything else was so frustrating to read. 
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senga15's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.0

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brittanylovesbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this book at first because Kristin has an emotional affair with Josh while waiting for her military boyfriend to return.   I am glad I kept reading, this book covered difficult topics such as infertility and grief which I was not expecting.  I did love the way the story ended though! Beautifully written and worth the read in my opinion.
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ect625's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-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

While I loved the story overall, the FMC was withholding a significant issue in her life from the MMC. It put him through a lot of heartache, and her selfish reasons got to be tedious. I'm not a fan of the miscommunication trope. I was glad when she finally revealed her issue, and they were able to resolve/address it together. I enjoyed the story but didn't care for the FMC.
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antidietleah's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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the_romance_bookie's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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emkschneider's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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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maurareads's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
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gabs_parr's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

Incredible read. One of the best books I’ve read so far this year, and I’m about 66 books into this year if memory serves. I physically cried TWICE while reading this book 😭 The characters and their stories just feel THAT real, lovable, and relatable. When they were heartbroken, so was I. 

Kristen is one of the most relatable FMCs I’ve read about in a while. A FMC with reproductive health issues AND OCD?!? Hello?!? Am I looking in the mirror?!? Crazy how you don’t realize how important it is to see yourself represented on the page until you actually see it done and then you are SO grateful for it. (For the record, both topics are handled very well). 

Josh is a phenomenal MMC. He’s exactly the type of guy I’d date in real life, so I was hooked right from the beginning 😂 That’s not always the case. I don’t always like the MMC, or even if I do, I might like them for the FMC, but they’re usually not like anyone I’d date for myself. But Josh… he’s very similar to the men I date in real life LOL gotta love him 😂 

Sloan and Brandon were great side characters. I enjoyed their arcs and personalities. Their friendships with each other and with the main characters were deep enough to be impactful without detracting from the storyline to the point where they got annoying or something. It’s nice to see MCs have real friends outside of their partners. Very well done. 

Check trigger warnings if you are more sensitive. 
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