Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

1137 reviews

beezandbea's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment

sarah_reads91's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Abandonment

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

plussizescuba's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Seriously ugly crying, stayed up all night to read in 1 sitting.  Author great at depicting complex interpersonal relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief

Minor: Death of parent

jokf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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a really easy, silly, and fun read, would definitely recommend!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Abandonment

Minor: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

thecurlycorner's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-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

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CW: depictions of panic attacks, child neglect, abandonment, some sexual content, depictions of mental health crisis, imprisonment, implied physical child abuse, foster care system, death of a parent 

🌟 Online meet cute 
 🌟 Sort of fake dating
 🌟 Sort of single dad
 🌟 Cinnamon roll golden retriever 

This was beautiful 😭 such a raw portrayal of cPSTD and the affects it can have on navigating life and relationships. Emma had such rough life experiences, amd seeing her journey towards healing and self love was heart rending to watch. I cried many a tear reading this book. 

And Daniel, the epitome of "if he wanted to he would", a victim of circumstance. Poor guy grew up in such different circumstances and still got dealt a shitty hand. But he really stepped up and navigated his new life, not running away from his HUGE responsibilities. 

A major thing that gets me when reading mental health representation in a romance is that there's often an aspect of one saving the other, but Emma really did put in the work and made so many mature decisions to get her life on track without upending Daniel's newfound life knowing her mum's impact on her life as a child.  

This honestly couldn't have been done any better. I loved every single second. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Excrement, Dementia, Grief

reb_knits's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Excrement, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

vermissum's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol