Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

16 reviews

sallysimply's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

WOW, I love this! I knew almost nothing about this book, and the little I had heard seemed like a good enough premise, so I picked it up.

I started the book intending on reading just a chapter or two before shifting to another book for the night, but I could not stop! I kept saying, “just one more chapter” until the whole thing was done.

I love the characters, I love the pacing, I love that we get just this slice of their lives. The way we learn the truth about Bridge/Emmett totally worked for me. The ending totally worked for me.

What a delightful surprise this was!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Racism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

sfbookgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This story is about two strangers, Tallie and Emmett, and how their lives collide over the course of a weekend. I really enjoyed certain elements of the book (mental health awareness, racism, the relationship between the two main characters, and the alternating perspectives) but where the book falls short for me is the dialogue and the pacing. Despite this, the story is touching and beautifully articulates the power of relationships. 

 

The book begins with Tallie, driving on a bridge in Kentucky, when by happenstance, notices Emmett dangling over the edge, about to end his life. What follows is a weekend of relationship building and how these two strangers learn how to heal from past traumas together. Heartbreaking, this narrative showcases human vulnerability and the need for comfort.

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Content Warnings

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

findingcassandra's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Racial slurs and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism

vobots's review

hopeful sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

immdani's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

linaanderson's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Biphobia