A review by justjoannak
Closing the distance by Candace Keys

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

The MMC wanting her to take a paternity test was understandable given his career but idk, he felt so too hot and cold in the beginning for my personal liking. He does grovel and eventually prove himself but it takes a little too long to get there, in my opinion

FMC has A LOT of unhealed childhood trauma but doesn't go to therapy till 94% of the way through the book 😵‍💫

It doesn't help that therapy is only brought up to the MMC ONCE prior to that 94% mark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol

Minor: Medical trauma

Abuse Tags are due to the FMC's time spent in foster care during her childhood

Outing tag is used due to how the MMC's brother reveals to the MMC and us, the audience, reveals some of the FMC's experiences in the system