Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Holding

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tatyana_t's review

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emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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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taneetraxo's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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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simplymodest's review

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emotional funny 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? No

4.75

House doesn’t let you down. I loved this book and just her writing. She does such a good job giving you a tv worthy story. Second chance romances seem to be becoming my favorite especially when done right. And this one is. Definitely worth reading.

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sistaharlem's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful informative 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? No

4.0

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editoryalizing's review against another edition

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emotional medium-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

3.0

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_geminigenres's review against another edition

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emotional fast-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

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simplysimone's review against another edition

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emotional relaxing 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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now_booking's review

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emotional funny sad tense medium-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

3.5

Ford and Krystle really went through a lot. I typically don’t love the “then” and “now” format of storytelling in romance- I often feel like it chops up the momentum of the story and makes it difficult to really get sunk in but I can’t think of another way this story of lifelong enemies to friends to lovers to enemies to lovers to married to divorced to “it’s complicated” tale. The premise is that childhood neighbours, Ford and Krystle have always been in one another’s lives. Now divorced, Ford struggles to love on with his successful ice hockey career especially with Krystle doing her moving on in the same town.

This story features heavy themes of grief and mental health which make this a somewhat somber tale, but this author knows how to blend that weight one’s with a humor and camaraderie amongst the ensemble cast of characters that make it less devastating and definitely more authentic.

I think if there’s anything this book is missing, it’s slightly more adult interaction between Ford and Krystle so that we have a bit more character development for Krystle. We get to know Ford a bit through his teammates but we rarely see his serious and sensitive side unless he’s with Krystle and for me there just weren’t enough chunks of that. That said, really enjoyed this and look forward to Rapp’s book.

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theblackstepford's review

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challenging funny sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I, generally, really enjoy the works of this author, so I think this. Ok was just a miss for me. There was so much time spent in the past for the characters, the latter chapters seemed rushed, I was not the biggest fan of the FMC. It was just a lot. I have read more than a few A. House novels and this, by far, is my least favorite.

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stephbeaudoin20's review

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emotional lighthearted 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? No

5.0

Holding by Alexandria House
Content warnings: death of a parent, death of a twin sibling.

This is my second time reading this book and it won't be my last. I love Krystle and Ford.

I finished Holding in one day. I loved it! I've been waiting to review it because my migraine disease is flaring and I wanted to write an awesome review. Well sometimes Chronic Illness will not let up. So here is an OK review for an amazing book.

Things I am here for:
Authentic Bipolar representation. End the stigma around mental health.
True love that started as kids.
Finding your way back to each other.
All Black Hockey team! Ownership, Management, Roster!
Iguana children
Snarky hilarious parents
Love is not transactional. And bipolar people deserve to be loved as they are.

This is my sixth book for #23for23
I originally posted this as being for #24for24, but I'm going to switch it to #ReadDisabled2024 prompt for a book where the main character has a mental illness. Krystle’s bipolar disorder is a large part of this story, and it's important to read about.

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