Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Murder Road by Simone St. James

13 reviews

bookishchaos's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It was entertaining for awhile, but I would've liked if the supernatural aspects was more of a side plot, I'm not super into paranormal thrillers but I was enjoying this until like 70%, by that point I was kinda over it. It was getting repetitive and very far fetched. Of course I don't read thrillers expecting them to be realistic, but the main characters made a lot of choices in this book that makes you think "that's pretty dumb, who would do that?" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Domestic abuse and War

author2223's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism

enzopudge's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Addiction, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Cancer

shawniejo's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Gore, Death of parent, Mental illness, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Car accident, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

katyannreads's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Mental illness

soobooksalot's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've said this before, but Simone St. James is one of my auto-buy authors.
Hands-down, no question. Murder Road was everything I have come to expect from her and more. Loved it.
Murder Road doesn't take place in a dual timeline like her others. It's 1995, and newlyweds April and Eddie find themselves on a wrong road en route to their honeymoon destination. 
They come to learn the storied and tragic history of Atticus Line and find themselves being investigated for the most recent murder.
This is a thriller with a touch of the supernatural, and Murder Road's "Lost Girl" won't be one to soon forget.
Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Murder, Car accident, and Mental illness

burnourhistory's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cancer, Addiction, and Child abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Racism

achay91's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use and Sexual content

dblue236's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This author is rapidly becoming one of my favorites, and this might possibly be her best yet- of the ones I've read, at least. I loved the creepy horror movie feel of the story and while there was at least one aspect of the twist toward the end that was predictable, I still loved watching it play out. I couldn't put this down and burned through it in about a day and a half, and I can't wait for the next one from Simone St. James!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Cancer

bmpicc's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Classic St. James ghost story with secrets, fun characters (I'm looking at you Beatrice and Gracie!), and a very mysterious road. Another entertaining read from one of my favorite "palate cleansers". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism and Mental illness