Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

5 reviews

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

lisas's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

Tallie  was a bit too earnest, girly and straightforward for my liking, especially compared to Emmett. The ending was strong, though, and brought my rating up from a 3.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism

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

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

tashadandelion's review

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I chose this as my Book of the Month selection for December. This novel has heart and pathos galore. It's the story of Tallie, a therapist fresh out of a painful divorce and Emmett, a man on the verge of suicide on a bridge. Tallie stops her car and convinces Emmett to get in with her. What follows is a long weekend of healing connection in which they both get some human medicine from each other. There are secrets withheld though, on both sides. Will those secrets undo their mutual progress when they're finally revealed? It's a thoughtful tale with a hopeful message. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, and Medical trauma