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shaleen64's review against another edition
- 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
There are moments of incredible sadness, humour and hope.
Whilst some might not find Martha likeable she was certainty relatable and I personally was always rooting for her and Patrick.
A difficult read due to the topics covered but I still struggled to put it down and would actively recommend it to others.
Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage
Minor: Racism and Death of parent
annaforthebooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Death of parent
hannavaistila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy
Minor: Cancer, Miscarriage, Grief, and Death of parent
aileen_macalister's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Mosan writes a complex and altogether frustrating character that makes you read on just in the hope that some good will come of it.
She says this book is about more than mental health and I can see that point of view. At it's core though the story would not unfold without the mental health struggles and the mental health struggles would not happen without the story.
I was not expecting this to be as much about motherhood as it was. Without giving too much away, I found it's description of motherhood and the conflicting thoughts women in today's society, especially those who struggle with mental health, have on the subject raw and beautiful.
I wish I could have scored it a 4/5 but I could not get past the style choices which is very much a personal preference but it really distracted me from the book's core themes and message. So 3.5/5 is where I have settled.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Death and Death of parent
jupiter5's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Minor: Drug abuse, Vomit, and Death of parent
helenajoy_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion and Death of parent
risemini's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol
elisem04's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Alcoholism and Miscarriage
Minor: Death of parent
writingcaia's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
As it advanced I became addicted, there was a love story and a family story, and I wanted to know more, even though I felt a huge clench in my heart every time something written was so close to what I’ve felt or feel sometimes.
The anger, the anguish, the self destructiveness, it’s present as much in the voice of the writer as is in the story which makes it feel so real. And, I guess it is. Not in the sense of the actual story not being fiction but in the sense that the feelings, the arguments, the breakings, the misdiagnose, the hopelessness and the hopefulness are all real to some of us, they’ve been around us or in us.
I didn’t expect to love this book as much as I did by the end but here it
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Miscarriage and Death of parent
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Dysphoria
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent