Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

61 reviews

cortbrew's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infertility and Child death

Minor: Infidelity

itsawrapxx's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

This is one that picked up for me by the second half of the book. Is this a romance? I wouldn't consider this to be one. I am not a therapist, but I imagine that Tallie crossed some severe professional lines by taking Emmett into her home despite being in a mental crisis. But, if you can get past that, I enjoyed reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Infertility and Child death

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

This book is so beautifully written. It is a story of salvation and redemption. A story of true love and saving grace. Tallie and Bridge are complex, beautiful characters who have both endured tragedies and help one another learn to live with those hurts. The end was beautiful although the outcomes were not what I had hoped in some ways. I loved that this book is set in my hometown. I will read anything else this author puts on paper. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Suicide, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Infertility, and Panic attacks/disorders

phippsmr's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

nikimorr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Infertility, and Death

carly_the_librarian's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Infertility

Moderate: Infidelity

menomica's review against another edition

This book is really interesting and I was so invested and really wanted to get to know more about Emmet but oh my fucking god why the fuck are him and Tallie boinking??? In what way does that seem appropriate??? It just totally ruins everything. The book would’ve been so much more enjoyable if they were just friends. You don’t need to fuck just because you’re two hot straight people! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

Minor: Infertility and Sexual content

venetiana's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

• 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

2.0

This started out really interesting, then became flat, then some plot twists, and a really bad solution. 

The ending was absolutely not satisfying - not for the most obvious reason (I can definitely respect and appreciate that), but because it really didn't fit the rest of the plot. The story simply gets interrupted and yanked back into "real life", I guess.

I wanted to like this book so much and now I'm just sad and disappointed, like I've fallen for a ruse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Infertility, Drug use, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Racism, and Vomit

lexie_simons's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Mental illness, and Infertility

ksgoetz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Infertility, Death, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Infidelity