Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

47 reviews

haylzno's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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

I rather enjoyed this story! I thought the characters were well written and I loved the found family (literally). 

I found the pacing to be perfect and the magic/fantastical elements to be very entertaining! 

I started out listening to the audiobook and then switched to the ebook and as much as I enjoyed the narration, I would recommend reading this as an ebook/physical book as there are illustrations that I think add a lot to the story. 

There are areas of the story that I wish we got a little more information on, but that's really my only complaint. I binged this story so fast I almost wish I would have slowed down a bit so I could have spent a little more time in that world! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts

tilde_c_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Minor: Child death and Blood

elsea_readingelsea's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, and Suicide

katiieecat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book would make a FANTASTIC movie!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Death of parent, Grief, and Body horror

edilyaaang's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The story may be confusing at first but it kept me on the edge of my seat. The only downside is that I found the plot predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Blood

hellaedra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

anntharai's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

The atmosphere of this book is phenomenally done. There are so many moments I would like to quote here, but in short this is a dark and truly haunting book with a good plot driving it and a plethora of horrific truths behind it. 

I fell that this is another one from V. E. S. that I will be thinking about for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Gore, and Bullying

Moderate: Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

houstonwegotaproblem's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

atlas_shruggs's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

This book is such a vibe, I felt like I was right there in Gallant, right next to Olivia as she went through the story. I loved seeing a non-verbal main character and the way V. E. Schwab portrayed the issues that follow most people not being able to understand you. I felt so connected to the family and the house, and the story fully immersed me. It felt warm and soft, and also reminded me so much of watching Coraline.
I loved Olivia's energy and fire, and Matthew's quiet love and devotion, and Hannah and Edgar and their undying commitment to this family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death, Grief, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Ableism, Animal death, and Blood

rlobel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence