Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Don't Kiss the Bride by Carian Cole

5 reviews

sunshine_day's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

IMO age gap books are hard to do. Often the characters and/or the relationship is super unbelievable and I just end up hating the book and myself for reading it. But Don't Kiss the Bride was perfection!  Not only did I believe the characters, their love, their struggles and their ages, but also it took me back to when I was 19 and in a relationship with a much older man. I understood Sparkle and I understood Lucky. 

Quadruple bonus points for the way the author dealt with eating disorders and mental health issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, and Vomit

anovelglimpse's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

The whole idea of an 18-year-old high school senior and a 34-year-old man getting married and moving in together, even if it's just for health insurance reasons, really pushes my boundaries. That being said, Cole mostly made this book work for me. I loved the friendship and emotional connection between Skylar and Lucky. I am happy those things came first before they truly fell for each other in a romantic way. There was a whole lot of ups and downs with their relationship, but the ending made it worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Bullying, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, and Mental illness

ladylaurenexplorer's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

3.0

I don’t have too much to say negative about this book. It just wasn’t in my go to book. I’m glad I read it because I think the storyline was very niche. And it wasn’t like I didn’t enjoy reading it. It just not for me when it comes to 4 ⭐️ books. I am very happy for Jude and Skylar!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abandonment

100_pages_hr's review

reflective sad fast-paced

2.75

I read this for the marriage of convenience trope and in spite of the age gap. An 18 year old female with a 34 year old man was a little much for me but the marriage of convenience was worth it.

I did feel like it would have been better with less of an age gap because quite frankly she was way to trusting of a man she barely knew, but it is fiction...

I did like how as they got to know each other they fell for each other. But what I really liked was how supportive he was of her medical and mental health needs. I also liked how it brought awareness to both.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

bookswithvicky's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Chronic illness