Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

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

38 reviews

takingoverthesun's review against another edition

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

4.75

This is my second Tess Sharpe book, and I’ve got to say, I’m a fan! This book was so great! I loved how it was split into 7 parts making you want to know more (kind of reminded me of the seven husbands of evelyn hugo in the formatting) 

I loved the friends to lovers trope with Tate and Penny. I loved Tate so much!! Both Penny and Tate were very developed and had reasons for their actions. 

I love how this book covered trauma and grief from different perspectives.

One thing I didn’t like was that 
there were some text conversations with the side characters that I personally didn’t  care for. It kind of moved the story along but other times it felt unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Abandonment

cosyqueer's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

jazzyjbox's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

It has been a while since a book consumed me so much that I basically spent an entire evening hyperfocused on it. I smiled, I teared up. It was so painfully beautiful! 

Penny's and Tate's moms are best friends. Penny and Tate are not. So when their moms decide to combine households due to a medical procedure - Penny's mom giving Tate's part of her liver - the girls are not thrilled. Particularly because of a certain "energy" between them. 

Told in mixed timeline, this book covers grief, mental health, and the complexity of love. 
5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism and Suicidal thoughts

anniereads221's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The slowburn!!!! The angst!!!! All so worth it!!! Fave for sure

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Emotional neglect Parental neglect

vicwaltz's review

emotional hopeful sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

luna_is_superior's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

In LOVE with this book! The characterisation, the angst? I couldn't ask for more!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

opalmars's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Abandonment