Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Before We Say Goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

16 reviews

kukazashi's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Animal death, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

pholcidae's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.75

A reliable read with new and returning characters, a fast pace, and emotional journeys. 

For the fourth entry in the series, the premise is rather repetitive. It also jumps back in time from the third entry which confused me at first. 

I love the series and I will continue to read new entries without a doubt, I just feel as though I’m desperate for a plot twist or at least some further lore expansion than simply describing the café, Kazu’s plain characteristics and

her painful attachment to her ghost mum

, and the rules of the time travel. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infertility, Animal death, Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility, Animal death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

pooxs's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Terminal illness

randeerebecca's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Animal death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infertility and Terminal illness

Minor: Racial slurs

aseel_reads's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

1.0

I liked chapter or part 3 only, because of the dog but otherwise this was so boring and somehow slow and I didn't like the focus on marriage or having kids, felt like an agenda. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, Ableism, and Grief

cartermon4's review

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Pregnancy

arturo_luzen's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Grief, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, and Cancer

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Pregnancy

samcsmith's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Terminal illness, and Death

Minor: Medical content and Pregnancy

rachelmcg2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Death, and Grief