Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

16 reviews

jg34's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

I am so conflicted!!!!!! Mostly because of the ending so the rest of this will probably be spoiler city. 

I know this was not marketed as a romance and if the romance that was happening in most of the book were to come to fruition it would have been really problematic… but my romance loving heart is so sad!!!! their weekend together would not be a good start to a relationship and their dynamic was already bad and it’s not healthy to be in a relationship when your mental state is so fragile…. But couldn’t he have gotten better and then they get back together? I know that’s not how it works ok but I’m still so sad.
And NICO? We barely know anything about him why did she end up with him 😭😭😭 I liked that we got a brief scene of them together again and there is maybe a flicker of hope that he will come back to Louisville but it sounds like Tallie is 100% settled with damn Nico and there is no hope for her and Rye :((( just why did her and rye even get together is the first place if it wasn’t going to be end game ya know what I mean??

BUT this is real life and our mental health cannot depend on just one person I suppose so this was maybe the happiest ending. I am still sad tho. 

Other than the ending, this book was emotional and raw and real. I mean the whole premise is a tad unbelievable I guess but the relationships and interactions felt real and heartfelt. It is a bit mysterious too. Not lighthearted though! You might cry!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Racism and Sexual content

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

aimeegarnier's review

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Classism

venetiana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This started out really interesting, then became flat, then some plot twists, and a really bad solution. 

The ending was absolutely not satisfying - not for the most obvious reason (I can definitely respect and appreciate that), but because it really didn't fit the rest of the plot. The story simply gets interrupted and yanked back into "real life", I guess.

I wanted to like this book so much and now I'm just sad and disappointed, like I've fallen for a ruse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Minor: Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ksgoetz's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

reneethebookbird's review against another edition

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: Child death, Death, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Alcohol

ifersinklings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

cathyrodgers'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Suicide attempt

meghanvolkman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt