Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe

42 reviews

zaesbookshelf's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

Sometimes YA hits so hard, so perfectly, that you can’t help but love it. This book had me laughing, crying, kicking my feet in excitement. Yes, it is a cute, sapphic romance, but is so much more than that.

The author does a wonderful job touching on all the hard topics: grief, trauma, ptsd, the hardships of medical needs when you’re not rich, the complications of parent-child relationships, the fear around knowing (but never fully knowing) how someone feels about you, the power of found family. 

It’s just — so good. It will make you feel all the feels - good and bad. But in such a way that has you always looking to hope. 

Definitely going to be in my top books of the year. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

evelynyle_88's review

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

abookwormspov's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

deideo's review against another edition

emotional fast-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

lizsmithson's review

emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was not what I expected. It was definitely heavier than I thought it would be but I found that I really enjoyed how it developed and was mostly satisfied with the ending. Overall a good read but be prepared for it to be sad and heavy at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

whosfernn's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense 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

3.75

 Cute at times, but absolutely heart-wrenching as well. What a good book to kick off pride month. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Blood

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

leahkarge's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

ana_the_frog's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Cancer

alina_mrs's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail