Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

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

11 reviews

jennalise13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

damn what a slow burn but tate and penny’s chemistry was so good. also love a complicated mother daughter relationship!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness and Emotional abuse

whosfernn's review

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

ana_the_frog's review against another edition

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

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

abi2xoxo's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

WOW. WOW. WOW. This book has only been released very recently and it doesn't have as many reviews! 
I honestly never audibly laugh at a book or actually cry but my god. 

pros- 
Well-written. I don't know how to elaborate on this but it just is. It is a beautiful book. 
All characters have backstories. Sometimes books get lost in their main characters. Every character had a reason for behaving that way that went beyond just being an ex-girlfriend or just being a mum or grandma. It even made me smile when a teacher was introduced for one paragraph and then never appeared again but what they said made me well up and they felt so human. 
The fact this book is in little sections and each near-kiss has its own section that goes beyond chapters. I am glad the author knew what to do with this sort of layout because it was so much easier to read and made me feel like if I put the book down and started again at the next section I was almost starting a new 'movie'. 
The flashbacks weren't confusing at all to me. They integrated it well into each section and they all became a story within themselves. Each Penny and Tate got an opinion in the flashbacks as well which was nice to see. 
Six Times We Almost Kissed (and the one time we did), is from two views!!!!! I enjoy a book so much more when it isn't just one person's view but multiple people speaking. 
Death was handled with care. I didn't feel that the grief was unrealistic but I loved that everyone had grief no matter their relationship with George. 
When George died I was in a coffee shop and believe me, I had to put my book down otherwise I would have burst into tears. 

cons-
One thing missing from this book in relation to the two-view style was that the mums weren't reintroduced. I was a little confused when names suddenly switched and I kept having to remind myself which mum was whose. 

Usually, I can find something to nitpick in a book but this book was just awesome. 

I recommend and will definitely be reading Tess Sharpe again. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

humblebookdragon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

It seems every year there's a book that reminds me how fun it is to read. Of course, a book that doesn't spark with you can make it hard to remember how fun reading can be, but when you finally find The One, you remember, and you have the best time. 

This book is going to go on my list of Books The Reminded Me How Fun Reading Can Be (or whatever I end up naming it) 

This is a sapphic YA slow-burn, and I mean slow burn. But it gives the right kind of crumbs along the way that makes this love story not a painful waiting game, but a heartfelt "chase". 

Romance aside, its a VERY emotional book. It includes topics such as tragic death, trauma, near death experiences, characters with anti-mental health perspectives, chronic illness, and emotionally toxic family relationships. 

However, with all that heaviness, this book wasn't an emotional or mental drag. It handled all its topics with insight and maturity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Death, Cursing, Ableism, Chronic illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

_jessyp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Grief, Death, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

luna_is_superior's review

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

opalmars's review

emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Abandonment and Blood