Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Brush with Love by Mazey Eddings

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belle13's review against another edition

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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

4.0

❤️Anxiety & grief rep
❤️He falls first and he falls HARD
❤️Funny group of friends
❤️Instant attraction
❤️Women in STEM (and absolutely excelling)
❤️Moving & emotional
❤️One big reminder to follow your heart not your head sometimes

Overall, this was a great read but I have one huge personal pet peeve to do with the representation of anxiety disorders. Anxiety does not equal bitchiness and I hate when it’s represented this way. As someone with an anxiety disorder I definitely don’t go around being kind of nasty to people and then writing it off as just part of my anxiety which is how Harper was written.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, let’s talk about the good stuff. I adore their friend group and thought they were all hilarious and honestly, I think that made the whole book for me. It was also more emotional and the content was a lot heavier than I was expecting which I think actually made me enjoy it even more. I would recommend you check the CWs however, because some of the themes and topics will definitely be triggering for some people, especially those who have been impacted by debilitating anxiety.

I would recommend it if you love a hilarious friend group, a MMC who falls so hard he’s practically tripping over his own feet and a complex, go-getter FMC.

Amount of spice:🔥1-2 scenes
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️🌶️Open door and explicit
 

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emilysholmes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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kayleigh_kbooks's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0


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tootie_fruitie's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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the_bookish_wallflower24's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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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lovetlr's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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mklein319's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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jennymcc97's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5


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lise_atelier's review against another edition

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

3.0


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katasstropheee's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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