Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Breakaway by Grace Reilly

9 reviews

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

    Cooper, the college hockey player who's never had a serious relationship, and Penny, whose only serious boyfriend betrayed her. Hook-up and then they try to work on Penny's sexual to-do list to deal with her past trauma. But as they work through the list, they both start to catch serious feelings for one another.
     This book was quite steamy! Just the way I like romance, but also dealt with past trauma and mental health. It was a great balance of serious, funny, and spicy! Though a bit on the sad side at times for a college romance.
    Overall, an excellent book.

Narrator(s) Ratings: 5 stars
   Both narrators did an amazing job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Violence, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, Car accident, Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, and Drug abuse

The toxic relationship, emotional abuse, and gaslighting are not in the main romantic relationship but with some of the MC's family members.

kb33's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Addiction

ciara_fs98's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

4.0

This is an amazing story. The author does a great job of writing about traumatic/triggering subjects 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Alcoholism, Car accident, Cancer, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Sexual trauma - being recorded without consent

madflatt's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Minor: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Car accident, and Cancer

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

There are a lot of spicy scenes but I did not get the emotional connection between the characters(all in all I felt like they were missing depth).
I like the sex positive stuff and the lack of toxic masculinity when it comes to the male characters the author wants you to like.

Sadly for a book that focuses strongly on sex even those scenes where just okay in my opinion but I saw potential and therefore continued reading this book till the point where I am quite sure I know exactly what is going to happen in the rest of the book and do not care enough about the MCs to find out if I am right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

dxisymitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Addiction

Minor: Vomit, Grief, Blood, Bullying, and Cancer

kuroko's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Cancer

autumnvoight's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent