Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Switch by Beth O'Leary

35 reviews

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.75

A lovely, really well-paced romance that pulls off a convincing enemies to lovers trope without toxicity, includes love at all ages, and has a lovable and rich cast of characters.  It also depicts a broken family following tragedy, including how several family members struggle to heal from it. In the end, it’s a heartwarming read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

samreadsthings's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Death, and Cancer

pageswithamber's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Cancer

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

nadia's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A super fun, charming read to end off 2023! I think it pips The Flatshare for me, which is the first book I read a couple years back that got me into reading more Romance!

I got really into the two main storylines and was rooting for the characters and their happiness! On the whole the characters felt believable and I loved the representation of the elderly!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity and Mental illness

miss_lw's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Mental illness

Minor: Domestic abuse

gracegeeks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i think i need to switch lives with my grandparents

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Lesbophobia

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death and Sexual content

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I might just be bitter because I had high hopes for this book, but it fell very short compared to The Flatshare, which I found clever and touching and true to life. The Switch, while the premise is promising, felt flat, two-dimensional. I struggled to connect with most of the characters, couldn't get a grip on their personalities and motivations, and ultimately really disliked the moral of the story, which boiled down to

"meddling is good."

The HEA was as satisfying as I could expect, given all the above.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Infidelity

brittany_jean's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad slow-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

I kept kinda waiting for something to happen. It does by the end, which earned the 4th star instead of just 3. It also made me really miss my grandma. All around a good book, albeit slower than my preferred pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Infidelity

epellicci's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

Completely joyful. The Switch is crammed with lovable, three dimensional people and believable relationships in all their complexities. Funny, moving, binge-worthy.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Mental illness