Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Falling in Love Montage by Ciara Smyth

8 reviews

akswhy's review against another edition

Got 7 or 8 chapters in before I realized the advertised plot hadn’t even started yet. The book just wasn’t as expected and the characters weren’t likable enough for me to care where their stories went. Also I don’t need to read books that feature dementia. Ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Abandonment and Forced institutionalization

whosgina's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol and Vomit

viireads's review

inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexism and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia

desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

2.5

The book is well written, I just didn't like it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

lisa_m's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I was hoping for a cute sapphic romance. It kind of was that but also not at all. This book is sad - I cried multiple times and there is a lot of things to unpack.

Let me start of by listing what I didn't like about this book:
- the main character was kind of annoying at times. Also I got really mad at her for the way she treated other people and argumented herself out of every wrong doing.
- the book was really sad and depressing at times (I cried a few times throughout the book)

- it doesn't have a happy ending

I really liked Oliver and his dynamic with Saoirse. They had that teasing brother and sister "funny enemies" thing going on which I really like.

I also liked Beth. I get why Saoirse didn't like her but I think she is actually pretty great. I did not however like her father. I get that he's trying his best but I would be so so mad at him for everything he has done.

The ending was fine I guess. I don't have super strong feelings for this book I have to say. I thought it was okay but I doubt it will stick in my mind for long.
I think I'm just kinda disappointed because I wanted to like this book so bad and I also really thought I would..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Classism, Confinement, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia and Pregnancy

Minor: Bullying

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

It was hard to like Saoirse, which might have been the point bit still made the book hard to get through. She was needlessly unkind to Ruby and Oliver throughout, but they kept sticking with her. 

I wasn't a fan of the ending either.

She just forgives all these people who hurt her so badly without them ever changing or really atoning for what they did? Her dad abandoned her mom to marry someone else, but that's suddenly okay. She makes up with Izzy and Hannah, despite this hurt and betrayal she's obsessed with for the whole book. It didn't feel like growth so much as changing established character traits suddenly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia and Grief

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content

For forced institutionalization, a character with dementia is moved to a care home when their family can no longer care for them.

megplant's review

hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Dementia, and Forced institutionalization

caoimhe9876's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, and Medical content