Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

The Wicker King by K. Ancrum

30 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.25

I love the short chapters and the way K. Ancrum blends fantasy into realism, especially with the devotion between Jack and August. They are codependent and delusional to varying degrees.

having Jack's delusions caused by an easily and completely curable tumor is an ending I wasn't expecting. Jack and August are the type of couple you can root for only in fiction. They are codependent in a bad way, craving causing harm to each other and devoted enough to allow it happen to themselves. One thing I hate is when adopted sibling characters kiss and/or close friends who are in love play off the queerness of situations by claiming a sibling relationship. The latter happens once in this book. However: I loved this book enough that this is a 5 star read despite that moment. I adore the secondary characters very much, especially the group of Alex, Gordy, Peter and Roger - Alex especially for her muffins and awkward love in tough times. Reena is also very cool, though I take issue with a 19ish year old meeting and starting a sexual relationship with a seventeen year old.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

braveprincess11's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I still don’t understand how much of the plot actually happened to the boys & how much was a hallucination…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Cancer, and Panic attacks/disorders

Tagged as schizophrenic for the hallucinations since that isn’t a tag

redus_reuse_recycle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Love wins actually. ESPECIALLY for toxic codependent gay bitches. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Forced institutionalization

louisallama's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is beautiful and tragic and poetic and cathartic and so incredibly sad. It's one that I just know I'm going to be thinking about for a very long time. I sincerely wish that I had the opportunity to read something like this as a teenager, because adults never truly understand the weight of the things that teenagers carry, and teenagers never truly understand that there are people out there who care about them, and that it's not a betrayal to tell someone when a friend is struggling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Homophobia

coolaboutit's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kittkin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is a twisted wild ride but I loved every word. It’s a messed up sort of thing, but still beautiful in its own way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

goldenslug's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Dysphoria, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

fieldfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

5.0

nothing i love more than queer codependent people and bird allegories (apparently) ! if you didn’t like this book you’re wrong. spiraling into insanity together is truly the most romantic thing gay people can do 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

i tagged child abuse and abandonment because of the neglect both august and jack experience from their parents.