Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

120 reviews

kdemoranville's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

auroralgr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

adelinegrace's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Trafficking and Alcohol

kaylasoos's review against another edition

inspiring fast-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

5.0

Loved this book. Emotionally intense, but hopeful and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Infertility, and Infidelity

tesslestial's review against another edition

hopeful relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

lizflynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

evelync's review against another edition

4.75

This book broke me in every possible way. It is such a heavy book but it felt therapeutic at the same time. My heart broke so many times for our characters and I just wanted to console them. While they both did questionable things that they felt were justified it was hard to actually be mad at them for doing what they did. The author's note is so important! And I truly hold this book in a special place! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

cyrinw98's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

ribbitingreads's review against another edition

4.0

Reading This Close to Okay by Lessa Cross-Smith was the equivalent of going to therapy for me. This was a heavy read as it deals with topics such as death of a child and wife, suicide attempts, and depression. This is not an easy read at all, but I feel like I got so much more out of it because of that.

The story starts with Emmett sitting on the edge of the bridge, ready to jump off into the lake. Tallie, a therapist on her way home during a rainstorm, spots him and convinces him off the edge. Thus, their lives begin to entangle as they begin to heal from their individual pains.

I related a lot to Emmett’s way of thinking throughout the book surprising. I understood it and I had times where I believed to same things. I never wrote and mailed my family a goodbye letter though. This novel reminds me of the quote by Louis and Champagne: “There will always be a reason why you meet people. Either you need to change your life, or you’re the one that’ll change theirs”.

Both Tallie and Emmett were catalysts for each other. Cross-Smith did a beautiful job to capture the essence of grief and the aftermath of loss.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mbailee's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense 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

The main message I took away was that things happen to us regardless, it out responsibility to give those things meaning or let them go to serve our own development.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt