Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens

35 reviews

jenna_kaitlyn's review

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? Yes

4.0

 This was a cute story looking at how the lives of two different people born on the same day intersect throughout the years. Even though Quinn and Minnie were born in the same hospital just seconds apart and live close together their entire lives, they grew up very differently. Once they do meet, they have to work through some assumptions they have about the other to truly get to know each other. There was also some great mental illness representation in this book.
Overall, a cute and unique story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

A full 5 stars for Sophie Cousens! I  loved how Minnie and Quinn’s lives tied together over and over before they realized who each other were and what they meant to each other. 

Quinn’s love and dedication to his mother was heartwarming and Minnie’s relationship with her parents was beautiful in its own way. 

This book has a lot of talk about mental health and made me very sad at times, but it was all well written. The seriousness of it kept the book from being too fluffy. 

Zero spice and still totally romantic. 

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

lsmith725's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

This was pretty cute, and the concept was unique, too.  Our two main characters connect because they were born on the same day (New Years Day) in the same hospital.  They find each other in adulthood and Quinn, the male main character, ends up surprising Minnie by being way nicer than she expected.

I would categorize this as a romance with some emotional depth.  It is not cheesy.  I find this to be how most of Sophie Cousen's works are.  I enjoyed it, but it was not one of my top romances.  It was realistic, which I really appreciated.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

mdavis26's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Miscarriage, Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

jessicadr's review

funny lighthearted medium-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

3.0

This book was a cute quick read. The book bounced around a lot, but was easy to follow. I did find myself feeling like the ending should have been stronger or that there should have been an epilogue to the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Minor: Dementia

hezajc's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This was a delightful, easy breezy, fun romantic read. Nothing earth shattering, but it didn't need to be. I was always happy to dip back into this book and be with the characters. A perfect summer afternoon read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Miscarriage

booksanddachshunds's review against another edition

4.0

It was interresting to hear the backstory of the stolen name, and I can definately see why Minnie would had grown to ressent Quinn.. her mother definately did her wrong by constantly reminding her that « things wouldn’t be that way if you would’ve been a Quinn! ». On that note, all that negativity from her mother is probably the root of her birthday being jinxed.

It worked so great to have the novel going back-and-forth from current (2020) to prior years, where we draw the dots to be all the times Minnie & Quinn met before.. without knowing it was them! My favorite has to be NYE 2003 with Quinn’s POV

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Severe Anxiety, Agoraphobia

liltastypuff's review

emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

An lovely hopeful read with enjoyable characters. 

Check content warnings. Some heavy topics are addressed, but I feel they are done with care rather than exploitation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

readergonewilde's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

violetwillow's review

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Miscarriage