A review by tashadandelion
This Close to Okay by Leesa Cross-Smith

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I chose this as my Book of the Month selection for December. This novel has heart and pathos galore. It's the story of Tallie, a therapist fresh out of a painful divorce and Emmett, a man on the verge of suicide on a bridge. Tallie stops her car and convinces Emmett to get in with her. What follows is a long weekend of healing connection in which they both get some human medicine from each other. There are secrets withheld though, on both sides. Will those secrets undo their mutual progress when they're finally revealed? It's a thoughtful tale with a hopeful message. 
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