Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

39 reviews

hannahrenae's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Infertility and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

rachelibrarian's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

littlebookcastle_sam's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

aimzthereader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked this book even more than The Mother in Law , I think Sally Hepworth is going to be an auto read author for me. I guessed the mystery fairly early in but i still really enjoyed the book. Most of the characters are horrible but I don’t mind that. I really enjoyed unraveling the truths form the lies and I enjoy unreliable narrators  . I felt the pacing was really nice and there were many times that I got so tense and so angry at the characters or what was going on, which for me is a mark of a great book. 

You will not like this book if you don’t like unreliable narrators or need to have redeemable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual content

reading_ladies_blog's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Infertility, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Child death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Unreliable narrator

thespinystacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

I truly love reading Sally Hepworth. She delivers thriller-lite dramas like no-one else, and The Good Sister follows suit.

Two sisters, one neurotypical and one who has sensory problems. Who’s perspective can we rely on?

Honestly, I won’t give much more detail as to avoid any spoilers but this was a great read. Sucked me in, and kept me turning pages every step of the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Mental illness

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

opinionsofawolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, Confinement, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Child abuse

The ableism is specifically ableist against autistic people and people with a mental illness.

danadoesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley, and the author for the gifted copy of this book.  All opinions in this review are my own.

Fern and Rose are as close as twin sisters can be.  They have dinner together multiple times a week and Rose always rescues Fern.  It all started that one night at the river.  Rose protected her sister then and she knows she has to keep an eye on Fern now because she's dangerous.  When Rose learns that she can't get pregnant, Fern decides that she will get pregnant instead. This will be a way to pay Rose back for all she has done.

I loved The Mother-In-Law by the same author when I read it a few years ago so I was excited to read The Good Sister.  Honestly, between the child abuse and the ableism, I was ready to DNF this book at 20%.  

I am actually really glad I didn't.  While parts of The Good Sister are incredibly difficult to read, the romance that blooms between Fern and Wally is so sweet.  While this is a thriller, I found myself reading more for the romance than finding out what was actually happening!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

skyeer's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

Minor: Medical content