Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Missing Half by Ashley Flowers

4 reviews

shesflippinpages's review

4.75

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

khaleesigrace's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

perikatheryn's review against another edition

1.0

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The parts of this book that were an actual mystery were great.. but there wasn’t enough of them for me. I would have enjoyed less of Nic’s self-loathing and more mystery sleuthing. It feels like a waste that Jenna died, and it seems entirely out of Nic’s character in that moment. It also is hard for me to believe that they can just dump both of the sisters off at a swamp with no repercussions.. or that Casie’s logical brain would choose going MISSING over being honest. I think All Good People Here is still the shining star. At the very least, this book was an interesting palate cleanser for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment

emmawdowik's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It wasn’t my jam. Flat, unlikeable characters, disjointed plot pacing, and the ending left me annoyed. But hey, at least the cat that we spend more than one scene with is adopted to a stranger instead of being harmed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship