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A review by lindsloveslit
This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
3.0
Never have I ever read a book I'm not sure I like, so quickly. Talk about an EMOTIONAL WHIRLWIND. I was expecting a contemporary love story, which is NOT WHAT THIS IS. That said, I appreciated that Cross-Smith wrote a book based on mental health, suicide, and therapy. In general, that isn't something that's talked about enough, and reading about the juxtaposition between hopelessness and hope was... important. But man, oh man, oh man I have a alot of qualms about Tallie (one of the main characters). Her choices consistently seemed problematic - specifically because of her profession - and made me very uncomfortable.
Graphic: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infertility and Infidelity