Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent

9 reviews

hollispaige's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

solid read! I enjoyed this quick read. The 2 perspectives chosen both certainly kept me interested (though the cheating story line really kills me). Pleasantly surprised (ish) with the ending! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Drug abuse

exrthalex's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The plot kept me on my toes- each twist leading to more unexpected surprises. The story was original, emotional, and heartwarming, and the ending was very satisfying. I am definitely looking forward to reading more from this author!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Death

widowrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Every time I thought I had it figured out, I’d find out I was wrong. The ending felt a little abrupt, but overall the whole story was phenomenal.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

mrstorms's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Death, Murder, Child death, Addiction, Abandonment, and Animal death

flordemaga's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

One of the twists is too obvious. Which would be fine if it wasn’t one of the main sources of suspense. For an allegedly suspenseful book, it can really get quite boring. 

But worst of all, I don’t think this author understands mental illness well enough to write a book so focused on it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Murder and Medical trauma

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Trafficking, Infertility, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, Murder, Addiction, Car accident, Child death, Drug use, Child abuse, Death, and Toxic relationship

danilee4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

ka_t's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Infertility

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Murder

Not my usual sort of story, but enjoyed it a lot more than I was expecting to. Read it all in a day! Very good how the two stories were woven together.

booksandtea997's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Mental illness