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A review by tdotrenae
This Side of Beautiful by Tiye
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm going to give this one a solid 4 stars! It had me locked in even though, I was not necessarily invested if that makes sense. Thank you to Net Galley and Honey Blossom Press for this early advance reader copy!
This book is incredibly hard for me to rate - because I am both a person who loves drama AND a psychologist. On one hand - wow, Janae and Landon are so damn engaging and interesting characters both in their own rights. Their love story is full of ups and downs and so many highs and lows! BUT as a psychologist and therapist - my goodness this was a train wreck. I feel like shows a very accurate display of navigating mental health as you are healing. Did I enjoy it? Kinda. Was it realistic and engaging? absolutely. Did it cover a lot of ground and intense topics in a short time span? also yes.
One sentence summary - When Landon and Janae's world incidentally collide, they both for the first time see each other clearly and emotionally, which sends them into a love story with big highs and lows as they navigate both being together, creating music, managing their individual mental health struggles and dealing with their families.
I feel like both Landon and Janae are great compliments to each other, but my goodness they were also building co-dependency at every turn. This book is very raw and emotional - there are a lot of heavy topics discussed and displayed on page. Be sure to read the trigger warnings. I would recommend that this book for folks who enjoy raw and gritty love stories that touch on subjects of mental health battles, addiction, family issues, heartbreak, second chances and trauma.
This book is incredibly hard for me to rate - because I am both a person who loves drama AND a psychologist. On one hand - wow, Janae and Landon are so damn engaging and interesting characters both in their own rights. Their love story is full of ups and downs and so many highs and lows! BUT as a psychologist and therapist - my goodness this was a train wreck. I feel like shows a very accurate display of navigating mental health as you are healing. Did I enjoy it? Kinda. Was it realistic and engaging? absolutely. Did it cover a lot of ground and intense topics in a short time span? also yes.
One sentence summary - When Landon and Janae's world incidentally collide, they both for the first time see each other clearly and emotionally, which sends them into a love story with big highs and lows as they navigate both being together, creating music, managing their individual mental health struggles and dealing with their families.
I feel like both Landon and Janae are great compliments to each other, but my goodness they were also building co-dependency at every turn. This book is very raw and emotional - there are a lot of heavy topics discussed and displayed on page. Be sure to read the trigger warnings. I would recommend that this book for folks who enjoy raw and gritty love stories that touch on subjects of mental health battles, addiction, family issues, heartbreak, second chances and trauma.