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teslis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
While reading this book did I get a thought. I believe you will like this book if you like "Normal Peopel" by Sally Rooney then you will probably like this one. Those two books are both similar but also not. It's hard to explain, but I didn't like either so (?).
Don't remember much of the book when I write this :(
Took me 8 hours and 26 minuts.
Graphic: Sexual content, Drug use, and Mental illness
Moderate: Addiction and Toxic relationship
catching5tars's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship
lucielockettreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
There were snippets I read and it did feel deep and philosophical, as though Blake herself was peering into my soul and wrote the words on paper. Then all the other parts, they just… muddled together. I started skipping pages and pages of waffle which of course is charlottes mania. But the message to do with mental health therapy and TAKING MEDICATION I hated. I study psychology and counselling at university and there is absolutely in my mind a support for therapy, and sometimes medical intervention where therapy is not effective enough, this story says screw therapy and screw my meds!
I understand that the FMC is bipolar and maybe that’s why she never bought it up but the therapist should of saw them signs earlier.
Also aldo and his father are a wonderful story and I actually enjoyed it mostly when they were talking to each other
Also also, sex doesn’t heal everything!!!!!!
TLDR; not my type of genre, which I learnt through reading this, and the writing style… some good moments but a lot was not, although that does relate to the FMC personality.
Check trigger warnings.
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Drug abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Addiction
aileron's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
Minor: Drug abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, and Suicide attempt
jbellomy's review against another edition
- 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
3.0
*Regan is out here representing the neurodivergent trust fund babies who are fully incapable of holding down a real job. Though I do not approve of her male manipulator ways, gotta appreciate the rep. She just like me for real.
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Infidelity
Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Classism, Violence, and Blood
clairew97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual content
joaura's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Drug use, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Body shaming and Alcohol
nataliebootlah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
At the beginning, I wasn’t so sure that I would enjoy this book, but a few more chapters in I couldn’t put it down. This truly is a brilliant portrayal of the realities of falling in love, mental illness, and two broken people coming together. It’s a love story, but not really. It’s hope, time, space. Bees, hexagons, math, art. The complexity of connection and the grief of loss.
It will most definitely make you feel the feels.
This book does not shy away from the fact that neither Regan nor Aldo are well. It showcases their mental health, codependency, and perhaps their unfavorable personality traits without judgement, which was wildly refreshing.
Alone With You in the Ether is not for everyone, but damn, it really left its mark on me. 🐝
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, and Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction
greatestheights's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, and Addiction
lindseyas's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt