Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Kissing Kosher by Jean Meltzer

35 reviews

lportilla's review

lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent

aliteraryescape's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

kfmcf's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.75

This book is ...hard for me. It hits too personally (I'm a Jewish woman with a pelvic floor chronic illness) so that was always an uphill battle.

I'm not going to dig into too much of the specifics because I don't want to, but I wish this author added more the the FMC's character and personality and everything about her because we are more than our illnesses. 

Also show don't tell. The whole book felt like it was written as "Avi did this. Avi said this. Ethan did this. Ethan went here." Just really flat.

Dunno. This one was hard for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness

erc4274's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense 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? No

5.0

This book was like getting a warm hug...I loved it so much and love seeing Jean Meltzer's writing improve from book to book...Avital and Ethan are #goals.

I especially loved from the parts of this book about medical cannabis for sexual dysfunction...maybe learned a few things or two myself. Rabbi Jason's d'var about sex and Judaism made be bawl....showing that the point of sex in a Jewish relationship is to build bonds, not the main point of the relationship itself...and to create sexual boundaries is OK!

I will read anything that Jean Meltzer writes...she is an inspiration for chronic illness sufferers and Jewish and non-jewish romance readers!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Chronic illness

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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? No

5.0

Thank you to NG and the publisher for the free review copy. 

I have read Jean's backlist and now her newest release and Jean Meltzer is now an auto-buy author. The way she writes romance, chronic illnesses, and the way she builds her worlds, god, they're just SO good. 

I switched to the audiobook copy and I would suggest it as well, it was very well done! 

Honestly, my review is to just read it. I loved it, and know others will as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Chronic illness

Moderate: Terminal illness and Dementia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amphytrite's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Gaslighting, Ableism, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Drug use

chasingpages1's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Drug use

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Sexual content, Body shaming, Misogyny, and Mental illness

bedtimesandbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Grief, Ableism, and Death of parent

caelinsullivan's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Grief

Moderate: Death and Death of parent