Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

8 reviews

mjwhitlock18's review

emotional funny

4.0

Friends to lovers, he falls first, dual POV STEM romance, with mental illness rep and a badass girl friend group. I think the FMC’s anxiety was handled in a respect and accurate way. But genuinely, the amount of miscommunication needed to advance this plot for almost 350 pages is just too high for me. I know that some of this is anxiety logic, which felt accurate, but some of it just made Harper seem so dense and made me frustrated with her. But overall, I loved the banter and the way it tackles sexism and internalized ableism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Car accident, and Terminal illness

savvy999's review

emotional funny 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

3.75

The description of anxiety here is deft and complicated, and the understanding of grief is compelling, but the reliance on repetitious cohesion and separation made the tension feel somewhat truncated. Did I guess the ending— yes, did it make it less satisfying to read it at the end— not really, I was still glad to see these two end up together! it felt pretty well earned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Car accident, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Xenophobia

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Ableism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

bookswithca's review

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Ableism

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexism, Terminal illness, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

ambersbooks's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness and Bullying

bookwormbullet's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Ableism, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, and Misogyny

reading4enjoyment's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this debut novel by Mazey Eddings. We have two POV(Harper and Dan) that I felt flowed nicely. Both have experienced  tragedy and loss (although very different from each other). Both will eventually realize their need to face it through therapy. The novel opens with their meeting by chance (or rather by collision) and then takes us through a budding relationship that faces challenges. What I loved about this story is a strong, smart female lead in STEM that struggles with anxiety and trauma. She was real and imperfect and the author's description of anxiety disorder was authentic and vulnerable. The supporting characters were fun and likeable, although a couple of times I wanted to tell them to stop pushing Harper and understand her better. It's a good depiction of how those with anxiety struggle even within their safe friend groups however. I'll be anxiously awaiting Mazey's next book and recommend this debut.
Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC and opportunity to provide an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Terminal illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

kylasmv15's review

emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted 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

Obsessed with this book! First 5 star read of 2022! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cursing, Cancer, Death, Sexism, and Terminal illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail