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vanesst's review
- 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
3.0
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, and Alcohol
jg34's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
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!!
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
thetaylatrese'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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
could be considered triggering if you struggle with any of these. amazing read but proceed with caution.april_98's review
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Child death, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury
kjofalltrades's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
cyndi1966'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
5.0
Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
Minor: Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
ssinforshort's review against another edition
2.5
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Racism
jennastopreading's review against another edition
- 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
This book is mostly set in Louisville, KY, the city I spent the first 23 years of my life in, and this helped me connect to the story right out the gates, but the characters and their soul did the rest. Tallie has to be one of the most uniquely intriguing fictional women that I've ever read. She's emotionally intelligent, kind hearted, independent, and successful. In another life, maybe I could be more like her when I grew up. On a rainy night in October, she stops when she sees a man about to jump off a bridge into the Ohio River, and in turn, her world changes forever.
Instead of calling 9-1-1 or giving up, she brings the man she affectionately starts off referring to as "Bridge" into her home, and he makes his way into her heart. As a reader, this was a lyrical story of respect, connection, and mutual adoration unfolding between two strangers. As Tallie and Bridge get to know one another, and the layers of the onion of each of their stories are peeled back, I grew more and more attached to both of them.
A fantastic story by Leesa Cross-Smith that left me with goosebumps and a lump in my throat. I will absolutely be reading more of her work in the future!
Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cursing and Miscarriage
kwurtzel3's review
3.0
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, and Mental illness
sarasbooklife'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
4.25
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A rainy night brings Tallie and Emmett together at the right time for each of them. Tallie, a therapist recovering fom a devastating divorce, encounters Emmett at his lowest attempting to end his pain. Throughout the next 3 days, they experience a lot of emotions together. But both of them are keeping secrets about who they are so they can be allowed the freedom of not being judged for their profession or their past.
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A beautifully written journey about healing, taking up your own space and how to move forward.
Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Racism