Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

45 reviews

emmys_library's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Mental illness

abby2207's review

emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Grief, Death, Chronic illness, Infertility, and Mental illness

readingwithmeredith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Infertility, and Car accident

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcohol

marisabailey's review against another edition

emotional funny relaxing 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Car accident, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Grief

carmenflorea's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Death, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Chronic illness

annahamburger's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book deals with heavy topics and I highly recommend checking the content warnings. 

That being said I do feel the topics of infertility, mental illness, toxic parent child relationships, death, and grief were dealt with and presented gracefully, yet raw. 

Infertility is discussed frequently and in detail with a variety of emotions and projected outcomes in this story. 

I really enjoyed this book, and the writing was visceral and raw. Kristen was layered and real. 

I wish Josh had had more layers to him, as his POV helped flesh out Kristen more than himself. 

A thing I could have gone without was Josh's inner thoughts regarding Kristen as "not like other girls" and "cool and probably dated a college guy in high school".

I wish we could have spent more time in the "after" portion of the couples lives. I am hopeful to get glimpses of it in the sequels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Infertility, Grief, Mental illness, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Blood, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Medical content

thecuriousbean's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Chronic illness, Medical trauma, Infertility, Medical content, Death, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Classism

lolamosk's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Car accident, and Medical content

meredithsaffairs's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Infertility, and Car accident

Moderate: Miscarriage and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

cariam's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Kristin suffers from very painful periods and schedules a hysterectomy. As the maid of honour to her best friend, she meets the best man and finds herself falling for someone who breaks all her fast rules. 

This was a touching romance that hasn’t been discussed enough. Kristin and other characters seemed so real they jumped off the page. All the issues were so real it made me feel all the things. 

I definitely recommend reading this if you like romance novels, because it’s something that many women go through and although this is just one person’s story, it’s very important. 💕  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Medical trauma, and Infertility

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy