Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Bitterthorn by Kat Dunn

8 reviews

jjthesquid's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Mental illness

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Animal death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Abandonment, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

- suicidal ideation - emotional abuse - neglect - self-harm - depression/anxiety

readercasey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

mrs_gale's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

So slow and it dragged on sadly.

I think there is a decent story in this book, an interesting idea but it just dragged on and on. It had repeating thoughts, descriptions and phrases and the story didn't progress. 

I didn't care for either main character, the supporting characters felt weak too. 

Ending was odd, I'd probably have more to say if I cared about the characters or the story. 

Lacked any real fantasy, the witch wasn't really a witch and I didn't understand how or why the romance happened. 

Overall, I wouldn't recommend as I found it boring. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

supergirled's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Minor: Mental illness

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Gaslighting, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Self harm

brocc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, and Mental illness