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A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

10 reviews

lindsm94's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

As someone who struggles with anxiety, I appreciate the representation so much. I also did have a hard time reading the main characters inner dialogue and it didn't put me in the best headspace, so read with caution if that is something you also struggle with. 

I did enjoy the overall topic, I have never read a dental themed romance and did enjoy the characters even if they were all very frustrating at times. I am looking forward to continuing the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, and Mental illness

turnthepages_nl's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Review volgt nog.
Maar voor nu, absoluut een aanrader!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol

hellowildflower's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Ableism, Alcohol, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

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

vikidoki's review

emotional funny 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

5.0

IF ANYONE DARES TO SAY ANYTHING BAD ABOUT THIS BOOK I WILL UNFRIEND YOU IMMEDIATELY 

mazey eddings, not only is your Instagram account hilarious but your writing style is absolutely brilliant. I can’t even begin to express why I am so amazed by this book starting with how it incorporates so many topics so respectfully and naturally. but plan to read an amazing story with realistic representation of topics like mental health, feminism, abusive relationships, death it’s all in there and I love it. I admire how mazey connected mental health and ableism and how you can manage it. the description of anxiety made me feel seen (as a person that has anxiety) and it’s executed in a way that seriously stunned me. I love the characters. I love Dan (even though he has a slightly weird name), I love Harper, I love everybody in this book. mazey eddings manages it to write alluring and lovable characters that you just wanna hug.

What I particularly enjoyed was for example how dan realized it’s not healthy for him to stay if harper was just playing with him and I love that harper realized that it was the best step to take. I really enjoyed how the storyline between parents and the main character made you get so much more inside to the character itself and how parents affect the relationship that you have to yourself . i adore dan and harper together, I adore their random grocery runs and I absolutely adore how dan always notices the anxiety that harper feels. get me a dan right now please and thank you.

I just have to say I am eternally grateful for this book. it’s an amazing book for women in STEM and I see  absolutely no flaw in this book (but maybe it’s just a post haze from just finishing the book but yolo) 

I DEEPLY RECOMMEND READING THIS BOOK xoxo love u

p.s.: i think i was definitly high with good-book-weed

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Ableism, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Misogyny

emilysines's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

as someone with anxiety and adhd, the representation shown in harper and lizzie made me feel so seen and so not alone that it felt like my heart was given a hug!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Misogyny, Ableism, Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

destinyridc's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer

gingersnap_reads's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Ableism, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcohol

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted so badly to love this book, but it really didn't work for me. Many others have loved it though, so I'm quite positive it is a me thing...but here are my thoughts.

1. I LOVED the meet cute. It was adorable and then she helped him fix his project and she was so patient and sweet and Dan was just adorable.

2. I didn't appreciate how one minute she didn't want Dan to stand up for her at the dental school but he could later in a social setting...

3. This book was incredibly crude/crass and it totally ruined it for me. Those parts were so frequent that they kept interrupting the flow of the book for me.

4. I did think the anxiety rep was decent. I like how it ended with some characters getting the professional help they needed.

But unfortunately the parts that didn't work for me far outweighed the good.

I received an advanced copy of this book through NetGalley. This is my honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual content, and Gore

decklededgess's review

challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

4.0

trigger warnings: anxiety attack, abusive father, social anxiety, misogyny and sexism, bullying and harassment, physical violence, depressive episode, sexual content, alcohol, death of parents

Dude this book was so fucking cute my chest hurt reading it. It's got only one sex scene but the emotional turmoil this put me through more than compensates for the lack of titillating content if you know what I mean.

Harper is such a strong character and her anxiety and panic disorder is folded into that really well. I loved also how caring Dan was, how willing he was to work within Harper's boundaries and flirt with her (consent given obviously) until she was coaxed out of her shell. I was also really glad that his character allowed for him to put his foot down when it seemed like emotionally he was getting the shorter end of the stick. It was a great balance of both characters setting boundaries and learning to fit each other into their lives.

Lovely story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, and Alcohol