Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Work for It by Talia Hibbert

11 reviews

brigid_reads_romance's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I loved this book! It was really cool to learn more about Olu’s character since I really enjoyed him at the beginning of The Fake Boyfriend Fiasco. I love how this books looks at trauma and grief and acknowledges that progress is not always linear. I love how Talia always writes such compelling and complex character who have their own lives and struggles and such outside of the relationship which is something that is missing in many romance books. I’ve been really enjoying reading Talia’s books especially with how all the stories are a bit interconnected I do think though I’m going to try to figure out when each story is set chronologically because I kind of feel like reading Undone by The Ex Con first might have increased my appreciation of Lizzie’s characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Classism and Outing

Minor: Suicide

bookishmillennial's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

disclaimer: I don’t really give starred reviews. I enjoy most books for what they are, & I extract lessons from them all. I hope my reviews provide enough information to let you know if a book is for you or not. Find me here: https://linktr.ee/bookishmillennial 

I’m biased because I am a Talia Hibbert stan til the day I leave earth!!!! 

Look, it’s ~*~Talia Hibbert~*~ so expect tenderness, prickly characters, and lots of individual as well as relationship growth🫶🏽

You’ll find:
-M/M with grumpy x grumpy dynamic 
(&they become such softies for each other😭)
-Age gap (~10 years)
-Small village/town
-Therapy & mental health rep (depression) 
-Addiction, loss, & grief discussed
-Two humans who deserve love regardless of their “baggage” 🥰

I listened to the audiobook on Everand — both narrators (dual first-person, present-tense POV) were fantastic! 

I had a wonderful time & will read anything TH writes!

steam rating: 4/5 — they’re so horny lmao🤭 I love them your honor !!!!  

see content warnings below

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug use, and Sexual content

nickoliver's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Animal cruelty

contrapasso's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Outing, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

deidrelj's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

I had to work hard to get into this book! The beginning felt slow but I also took issue with how terribly Griff was described by his love interest. Of course it also helps to track how Olu is feeling towards Griff because as his feelings grow stronger, his assessment gets kinder. Overall, I’m glad I stuck with it until the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Classism, and Bullying

Minor: Suicide and Injury/Injury detail

solinel7's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

3.75🌟
This is a mlm romance, which I didn't know because I only picked it up because I like this author, but the book was really pretty.  I wanna say Griffin is in the autism spectrum, the same way the author is but I could definitely be wrong. I really liked the characters and how they engage with each other and their friends, and how they develop and come to their own realizations. 

Look for Trigger Warnings/Content ⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

seequinn's review

emotional relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Outing, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide

cristiana07's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

caseythereader's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

 - I didn't know grumpy/grumpy was a potential romance trope, but here we are, and I loved it.
- Griff and Keynes are both learning that they deserve love and kindness even while still working through their past traumas.
- WORK FOR IT is a perfect "these dummies just need to say they love each other" book. It'll squeeze your heart until it pops, and you'll be wishing there were 200 more pages of it. Even if you don't read the preceding books in the Just for Him series, go for this one, it's worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Outing

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, and Cursing

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Car accident, and Child abuse