Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

6 Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe

28 reviews

someplace_i_go's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders

peacelovereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Wow, this book is so good!! Emotional and heavy at times, but it is so well done. Penny and Tate have both been through so much. The way they kept coming back to one another, the way Tate continued to find Penny, was so beautiful. 
There were so many real and raw emotions throughout this book. (Grab a tissue or two!) I wanted to reach out and hug both girls and I loved how it all wrapped up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

whosfernn's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 Cute at times, but absolutely heart-wrenching as well. What a good book to kick off pride month. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cancer, Medical content, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Blood

jemmaisntcool's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Cancer, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

leahkarge's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Ableism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

iltshoeh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

jodierose14's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

cayls's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Medical content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dysphoria, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexism

the_b00kreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was beautiful. Simply beautiful.
This was the first I have read of Tess Sharpe's work and I'm glad to have read it.

Although remaining to be a romance read, Sharpe was able to incorporate many different emotions throughout this book by bringing up some heavy topics.
There was significant detail on the effects that grief can have on different people and the coping mechanisms that each individual has.

There were many moments throughout this book where I just wanted to give Penny and Tate a hug. Both have been through so much but they always made sure they were there for one another. I do admire that about them.

On the romance side of things, this book had it all: the one bed trope, forced proximity, miscommunication, a love-hate relationship, etc.
There was also another little side relationship that I thought was absolutely adorable!

I love Sharpe's writing style and I really loved the text messages that flowed into the story. They certainly added to the overall vibe of the book and also allowed for a quick recovery break for the reader between emotional scenes.

All in all, I would highly recommend reading this book if you haven't already!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Mental illness, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Cancer, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

refrejarator's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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 brings together so many of my favourite tropes (fanfic or otherwise). I was crying and laughing throughout the whole thing, and my heart was jumping each time they almost kissed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, and Rape