Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Other Side of Beautiful by Kim Lock

6 reviews

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Death, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

narpetcards's review

slow-paced

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

1.75

This didn’t do it for me, it feels a bit dismissive to suggest that a haircut, road trip and new bloke is enough to cure someone’s depression, anxiety, and agoraphobia.
It was fine, and I’m glad it was enjoyable for some, if someone is really struggling it might not be an ideal time to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Suicide attempt

larissasbookclub's review

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

BOOK REVIEW

The Other Side of Beautiful / Kim Lock

Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️

‘there’s a difference between pain, you know, and suffering. the former is a fact to surrender to, the latter is a choice.’

this is not something I would have picked up without it being recommended to me by the lovely Emily and despite only giving it 3 stars, I did still enjoy it, but I didn’t get wrapped up in the story. 

I wish it had more of a plot line and ultimately I didn’t find myself rushing to pick it up. I found myself getting frustrated with Mercy’s character, and at times felt that her anxiety had been pushed aside by the author a bit easily. 

I did however enjoy reading about the trip across Australia, and I quite enjoyed the characters she met along the way. I haven’t been to any of the places mentioned in the book myself, but many are places I’d love to travel to one day 🥰

**I just want to note that as someone who has struggled with anxiety, I couldn’t relate to Mercy’s character myself and I know this 100% comes down to everyone struggling with mental illnesses differently. I’m sure other readers will find themselves better represented in this portrayal of someone dealing with anxiety and I am in no way saying this in an inaccurate portrayal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Mental illness

sophie42's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcohol

The MC's former job was as an obstetrician, so references to pregnancy complications/trauma/death is referenced. She also suffers from severe anxiety and panic attacks, and remained housebound for two years, until a fire burned her housed down. Reference to possibly deliberate lighting of said fire.

tillyc17's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage