Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton

2 reviews

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, War, Violence, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Transphobia, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Ableism, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, and Pregnancy

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content

lipstickitotheman's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted to really love this, but I didn't. I liked a lot of elements. The magic system is metal as hell, and I love it. Rory is a wonderful charismatic bi slut; Gaela is a wildly brave, intimidating aroace; Regan is a tragic beauty; Ban,,, sure is a character; and poor Elia with socially brilliant Aefa. But something about the story or writing style just didn't vibe with me. I can see other people loving it, but I just didn't. 

Maybe I would like it more if I had actually read King Lear?? I'm not sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, and Sexual content