Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Exes and O's by Amy Lea

6 reviews

kelsnevi's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

sydapel's review

emotional funny hopeful 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? Yes

3.25

This was sweet, if bordering on a bit cringey at times, especially with how Lea weaves in her main character's "book influencer" presence into the book as transcripts of her live streams, which just feels awkward. I thought the core messaging in the book was mostly well done, even if the plot steals a lot from my favorite rom com of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

krisalexcole's review against another edition

slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death, Abandonment, and Alcohol

maisaaismail1's review

Was quite bored. Ultimately wasn’t my cup of tea at this time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Gaslighting

amystks's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Okay, so I really enjoyed this book and thought it was better than the first one in the series! You don’t need to read the first one in the series but it kinda gives an introduction to some of the characters.

Would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

bookswithca's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

I didn’t particularly like this book. I almost DNFed a couple times to be quite honest. I made it through and it was entertaining but I probably won’t be recommending it. I understand that her being a walking trope was the point but it felt like it was reinforcing the stereotypes of romance readers even more. I found her to be exactly what she didn’t want to be portrayed as. She didn’t want to be too much (bc no one is ever too much, be yourself!) but she is the exception. I didn’t find it amusing or cute that she was hiding in bushes, stalking or naming her boyfriends on the internet. Also, didn’t really feel the connection between the leads. So I guess maybe this romance novel wasn’t the one for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting