Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Six Times We Almost Kissed (And One Time We Did) by Tess Sharpe

23 reviews

farfetched's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book. I picked it up, thinking 'oh, a cute little sapphic romance, I'll read it then I'll be done with it'. I was fooled. In my defence, it was not really made clear from the outer cover that this cute little sapphic romance was going to tear me apart, in the best kind of way. This is a book about sapphic desire and romance. It is childhood friends to lovers. And it's fanatic at that. But it's also about grief, trauma, and learning to heal. Being there for someone when they need it. Leaning on people. 

This book genuinely blew me away. The writing is fantastic, the turns of phrase are great, I love the way it's structured, going between past and present and referencing things in ways that feel natural, rather than dropping hints. 

Fair to say, I will be keeping this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, and Infidelity

dfmaiwat's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.5

I would never have pegged this as my kind of book, it it has so much more depth than the lighthearted rom com I imagined it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

biscuitgale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

The tension between the two leads was frustrating to witness, but ultimately an enjoyable read. This story has elements of romance, angst and is written like a fanfic, but mostly focuses on processing trauma and grief. It also displays the inaccessibility of medical systems and a toxic parental relationship.

I wish Tate's character were developed a bit more since her persona fell a bit flat to me. We really go much deeper on Penny and Penny's family. Aspects of Tate and Penny's relationship feel unrealistic,

especially given that they grew up together. I didn't get the impression that they hated each other even though they kept saying they did. I guess they just hate loved each other the whole time (lol??).

While reading I felt confused about what they have going on there. There's a lot of drama that I didn't really get; it felt unnecessarily intense at times. There are parts that were hard to read. I'm definitely not going to jump into or raft in a river any time soon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

nightworldlove's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I genuinely enjoyed this (audio) book! The characters all have their own personality, with both strengths and flaws. There's some very serious stuff, but all of it is handled beautifully. No loose ends or questions left unanswered by the end, which is fantastic! <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Gaslighting

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

laras0ophie's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity

dcnarvaez's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A truly unexpected gem, I did not expect to find such an amazing book in kindle unlimited but I'm glad I read this intricate story with an amazing underlying romance. 6 stars✨ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infidelity

imds's review

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fleur____'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity and Rape

weihnachtsfee2007's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

One of my favourite romance books

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity and Suicidal thoughts

queergoth_reads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Did not expect this to make me feel so much. Close to tears for most of the last part but it was so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity