Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

18 reviews

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

urastrologygf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

3.5

i do love this book a lot. i think it’s a very realistic depiction of the grief and trauma that comes after the suicide of a loved one. because of that, it was incredibly difficult to read. i also thought that the ending didn’t quite match the pacing of the beginning.

i wish that a little bit more time had been given to the phase of caitlyn’s healing where the allows other people in and lets herself be vulnerable. since the ending feels rushed, it doesn’t come across as hopeful as i think it was intended to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

as good at this book is, i highly recommend you avoid it if you have a history of depression, self harm, suicidality, or anything similar. this book brought up a lot of things that i thought i’d gotten past.

issamisha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Child death

savbarker's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lilly_anne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm

sophieduncan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Death

Minor: Homophobia

ingrideac7d's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Homophobia

lucy12345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood and Body horror

Minor: Child death and Terminal illness