Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

La Chica del Tiempo by Rachel Lynn Solomon

260 reviews

katfrenn_reads's review against another edition

inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. On my romance exploration journey, I would probably rank this book between book lovers/beach read and people we meet on vacation. 

I really loved Solomon's exploration of childhood abandonment, parental mental illness, personal journeys with depression, and blended families/dating with children. It is clear that Rachel takes so much care to explore our own relationships with stigma and mental health. Ari was such a complex and wonderful character and I loved spending time in her head (: 

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Abandonment

abbypeekreads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

This novel surprised me in so many ways, but mainly in that I was not expecting to become as attached to it as I did. There’s so much to love about this story on the surface—the Parent Trap vibes, the sweet work friendship-turned-relationship between Ari and Russell, the shenanigans that ensue when they attempt to reunified their divorced bosses. But there’s so much more to discover beneath the surface of those things too, things like mental health and body image and love. Things that make this story so special and important, and it spoke to my heart in such a meaningful and touching way. So much so that I know I’ll be carrying this one with me for a long, long time.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, and Sexual content

apolen's review against another edition

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

babudarabu's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Body shaming, Cursing, and Alcohol

kespittia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

sglance9's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Antisemitism

naturally's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

i appreciate the efforts to depict depression and romance side-by-side, and to show a heroine whom is not "cured" by romantic love.

tbqh...i'm not sure if weather girl is a clear-cut romance novel...it reads more like chicklit or fiction? 

absolutely loved ari and russell, but was frequently annoyed by how little focus was given to them. they felt like an afterthought in their own plot. at times their bosses' relationship drama eclipses the love story of the actual leads.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

martamae77's review against another edition

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia

mega_reader's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia

smagzisreading's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Pregnancy