Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau

17 reviews

jenn_reads's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Racism

Postpartum depression

onlyonebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

cover2covertx's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Racism, and Fatphobia

saveyourtears'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

4.75

I really liked it! I love how she plays with tropes and romance conventions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

The books deals with the postpartum depression of a side character. It deals with it well, but it could not be what you want to read.

kfmcf's review

funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is cute and I think that's fine. 

I've learned that the baking trope / baking show trope is very much not for me. I don't know why it's just not something that appeals to me.

The ML Ryan - adorable. Multifaceted. Makes you feel for him.

The FL Lindsay - omg she is so boring and so NOTHING. Why does he like her? She has nothing interesting about her besides her dad dying. And that she likes a bar that serves weird beer. That was a bummer. By the end I was almost skipping her chapters entirely. 

Also the Act III breakup is a little forced. It's not too bad but meh

I will definitely read the sequel though. I'm really looking forward to reading a book with a ML who isn't a God of attraction  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

time4tori2read's review

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? It's complicated

3.0

Donut Fall In Love was a nice light hearted romance to read. The characters were easy enough to like. However, I didn’t feel like there was much of a conflict until about 75% through the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

There is talk of postpartum depression in this book.

katebrownreads's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Racism

tostita's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

3.75

Cute, sweet contemporary romance between Lindsay, a professional baker, and Ryan, an up-and-coming actor. Both are living in the aftermath of losing a parent, one recent and one seven years ago, and changing relationships with the parents and siblings who remain. Both have to figure out what a relationship between them would look like and whether they are able to hold a relationship together in the public eye. Because I never really doubted their fundamental compatibility the romantic plot line sometimes seemed to lack weight, but Ryan’s relationship with his dad literally brought me to tears. I’m looking forward to the sequel with Mel and Vivian, characters we met in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

All of the significant characters are Asian or mixed race and two secondary characters are bi. There are instances of racism and homophobia/biohobia experienced and discussed by the characters. Two characters seek mental health treatment for postpartum depression and for grief.

bookwormbullet's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Death of parent

blackveilbeccy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

I liked this I think more than I expected to. The male lead was fantastic and kind of adorable. There was a lot of complex stuff dealt with here and it managed to be done without losing the fluff. Too many sex scenes however and I found them very awkward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcohol, Biphobia, Cancer, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, and Infidelity