Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

She Gets the Girl by Rachael Lippincott, Alyson Derrick

14 reviews

lkristin2018's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted reflective 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? No

4.0

This is an adorable coming of age LGTBQ+ love story between two college freshmen. Both protagonists are dealing with various challenges from their pasts, and both learn to value themselves for who they truly are rather than who they think they should be.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexual content, and Car accident

cats33's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Car accident, Abandonment, Mental illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Grief

rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment

novella42's review

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

bookishsapphicshay'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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Vomit

Minor: Racism

sinaprst's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

I just finished it and all I have to say is that I love this book.
Are there flaws? Sure
But am I willing to completely and utterly ignore them? Hell yes
I don't care what anyone says, but this was so cute and fluffy and exactly what I needed right now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Racism, Abandonment, Car accident, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

ashlislibrary's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Racism

lolajh's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

5.0

Everyone shut the FUCK UP this was so fucking good. It’s a whole fucking book with the same energy as ‘How You Get the Girl’ by Taylor swift and Heartstopper but it’s about LESBIANS. Molly and Alex, two lesbians who are heavily based off of the wonderful married authors of this book and their love story (so fucking cute oh my god kill me) are very fascinating characters and do make an adorable couple, especially what with the slow burn and gradual pining that begins to develop over halfway through the book. Like them watching Wynonna Earp together, the dressing room scene, the roller skating date, the scenes in the library and at Molly’s dorm are so fucking cute. Also the fucking character development. These two make each other so much better independent from each other whilst loving each other on the way. Molly grows out of her comfort zone and faces her insecurities and anxieties about herself and how she thinks she is perceived by others, and Alex learns how to love others properly and emotionally and being vulnerable with them and herself about her feeling human emotions and not bottling them up as much. Also a plus: no coming out scenes! They both have major mommy issues though. The scene where Molly’s mum buys Alex clothes and makes her tear up fucking broke me! Also the pop culture references were lowkey tolerable only because of the Wynonna Earp references. Spot on dude. Jim is also lowkey an icon when he stood up for Alex when she was getting harassed? Go Jim! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Car accident and Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs and Sexual harassment

hannahryan08's review

• 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: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness

mallory10100's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

this was so sweet 🥰 loved it!! highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Racism, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual harassment