Reviews tagging 'Death'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

61 reviews

cyndi1966's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death and Infidelity

Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

blackgirlbuyingreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

The ending surprised me. Long build up, but worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

booksylamb's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

5.0

What's stellar is the immediate sense of living in the moment of each protagonist's story. Both leave a visceral mark on the reader's investment of how they came together and what that leaves behind. This is a book one might take delight in devouring over a slow weekend, unpacking the complexities of the human mind and spirit. Leesa Cross-Smith has the ability to place you into the world she's created, as if you are a neighboring character witnessing the development of the story as it unfolds. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

mayajouy's review

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the book, the plot was really good, the ending was lacking though. I enjoyed the time “Emmett” and Tallie spent together but it felt rushed by the end of it. The book itself was pretty emotional, but it was a good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death

kwestlovee's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief

scorttarius's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I loved this book. It had all my emotions out on front street and I loved every second of it. I wasn’t too excited about the ending but I think it was a good ending for the book.

 I was immediately wrapped up and fell in love with the characters (except Joel he can choke😂🤭) it definitely makes you think about how we operate life and makes you kind of wonder what would you do?

My big take away from this is just to love life even if it’s the little things because they can become the big things 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This book is so beautifully written. It is a story of salvation and redemption. A story of true love and saving grace. Tallie and Bridge are complex, beautiful characters who have both endured tragedies and help one another learn to live with those hurts. The end was beautiful although the outcomes were not what I had hoped in some ways. I loved that this book is set in my hometown. I will read anything else this author puts on paper. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

phippsmr's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

nikimorr's review

dark emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt