Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev

12 reviews

heather667's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Chronic illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Racism, Cancer, Ableism, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Death of parent, Dementia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

Minor: Racial slurs and Police brutality

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.25

This really tickled me, and I look forward to reading more from Ms. Dev. This had the caramel-thick tension of will-they-won't-they, and I really liked it. I also thought it did a really good job of portraying some beautiful sister moments, which always tug at my heart. Just a fun time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Pregnancy, Classism, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, Racism, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Infidelity, and Police brutality

elykeepthefaith's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.25

Sonali Dev is a master at creating characters that are so relatable and that simply come off the page. The dynamics of the Raje family was so well developed. I will say that it took longer for me to get invested in Trisha and DJs story in comparison to the other couples in the Raje series (yes, I read them completely out of order). Similar to their Austen counterparts, Trisha and DJ have a lot to work through. I think the pace of the story picks up after the first love confession. If you are in the mood for a multicultural romance, with main characters that can’t quite get it right, and loads of family drama  you will enjoy this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Terminal illness

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

imds's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Classism, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Police brutality, Racism, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

thecuriousbean's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

The author is very talented in writing but I despised the woman main character. I almost stopped reading halfway through but hate-read the rest of it just to see how it ended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Classism, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

Minor: Islamophobia, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Racism, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Confinement, Grief, and Drug use

internationalreads's review

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Cancer, Classism, Grief, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Medical content, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

editoryalizing's review against another edition

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Miscarriage, Infertility, Grief, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Chronic illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Pedophilia

misslescano's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Terminal illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Police brutality, Racism, and Sexual assault

amandalorianxo's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

3.0

I didn’t fully realize this was a genderbent Pride and prejudice until about 1/4 of the way into the novel. It didn’t stop me from reading though, a pleasant surprise. I loved learning about some of the intricacies of the Indian culture and the food! Although I do wish this wasn’t marked solely as a romance novel. Wickham does make a genderbent appearance and it involves the MC’s older brother & metoo movement. Some of the other topics are also heavy in theme and take over the romance aspect. I would check trigger warnings. It’s slow to start but enjoyable once you get used to the cast of characters involved.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Medical trauma, Medical content, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual assault

readwithde's review

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you claim your story is based on a classic, people might be disappointed if it's not.

Let me start by saying that the concepts around this story were excellent: gender-swapped lead characters, Bollywood-esque feel, lots of modern twists and issues. I loved the characters, the story felt real (though a bit overwhelming), and there was plenty of room for banter.

When I started reading it, I began thinking ahead about how it might connect to the original story -- if Yash is Jane, then his political career is Bingley? Inspired! And all of his events make a great modern twist on balls and dances -- and

spent several hundred pages trying to find the bones of the original before realizing it just wasn't there. 

Not to mention half of the interesting narrative I had to rewire in my brain once I realized they were gender-swapped, as the structure of families and lives felt more in line with Trisha being Elizabeth and Darcy "DJ" being Darcy. As if the same name wouldn't lead to more confusion. 

The main issue with all of this is that the story in the book didn't need to hang itself on the bones of Pride and Prejudice; it could have been a fairly decent narrative on its own. But by forcing that connection, it made an unspoken contract with the readers that was not met at all. So this lovely story about rising out of guilt and shame and grief, about feeling comfortable in your own skin, about how racism and classism and prejudice affect people daily, was forever ruined by its failed promises to look like something it wasn't meant to be. 

There's a beautiful story in there, as long as you ignore the title, the fact that the male lead is named Darcy, and that it should have any connection to Austen at all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, and Miscarriage