Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver

177 reviews

nightshaderoots's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.25

I wish there was more development with the side characters but that's to be expected when the main character is a heavy focus in the book. That being said I really wished I had this book when I was younger. I'm so glad that it is here for people to read and fall in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Alcohol

Throughout the book they talk about how Ben has little or no appetite. I wish there was more focus on that instead of it being brushed aside.

amuta's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Ich konnte das Buch nicht aus der Hand legen. 
Das Thema als solches ist für mich auch sehr interessant, schließlich bin ich auch nichtbinär. 

Nun die deutsche Übersetzung ist wundervoll. Ich würde es gerna auch auf Englisch lesen, um herauszufinden welche Pronomen dort genutzt worden sind.
In der deutschen Übersetzung wurde durchgehend gegendered und sehr darauf geachtet auch das Spektrum an Nichtbinärität zu zeigen (in dem Ben keine Pronomen und Mariam die Pronomen dey/deren verwendet hat). 

Ich kann es wirklich nur jedem weiter empfehlen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

sp00ky_girl28's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Homophobia, Mental illness, Transphobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

xarson's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, Homophobia, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy and Islamophobia

mavemarie's review

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Outing, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Islamophobia, Transphobia, Racism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

lupabianca's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

elijah__'s review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I think this is generally a good book I'm just not in the target audience for; I picked it up for an LGBT book club, but it felt oriented to a much younger audience. That being said, I think Mariam and Ben's relationship feels deeply inappropriate; Mariam is an adult, college graduate YouTuber who refers to a high school student as their "bestie" and ultimately

has them move to their area, or possibly even home, (it's unclear) to recruit them to their business the moment Ben graduates.

While the character of Mariam means no harm, the relationship mirrors YouTuber scandals in an unsettling way, and I feel it glorifies an inappropriate relationship to the teens this book seems to be aimed towards. While being friends with someone outside your age group is not inherently bad, a full adult with celebrity status calling a high-school-aged fan their "bestie" doesn't sit quite right with me. Making Mariam closer to Ben's age would make things feel a lot less questionable, and wouldn't be unrealistic, as plenty of teens have "made it" on social media.

That being said, the family drama feels realistic and well-written, as does the portrayal of mental illness. The romance is alright, if not particularly unique or interesting, and I enjoy the character of Nathan. The family plot really takes center stage for me, and I feel Hannah in particular is a very interesting and well-written character. While I like the characters, I do feel Nathan and Hannah are a bit lacking in flaws - - that being said, Hannah does exhibit some, and is (in my opinion) the most interesting character in the book; a guilt-ridden elder sister, now stepping into a parental role for her younger sibling, who would do anything to make up for lost time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia and Physical abuse

12dejamoo's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

So so excellent. I really enjoyed this book a lot! I would quite happily read another hundred pages of these two interacting. I feel like all the characters were done really well with multiple facets to their personalities, and I liked the way the book portrayed Ben's depressy/anxiety moments. They felt realistic. And the relationship between them and Nathan was so well developed. There were lots of scenes of them just chatting and enjoying each other's company. Love love love <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Bad relationship with parents; being kicked out of home; misgendering

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Ohhhhhh my goodness, this book ♡
It had been on my tbr for a few years and I'd known how beloved and cherished this book is, especially among other nonbinary people. Now I know firsthand how special this book is 💛🤍💜🖤
This book hits you hard right from the very start, continues to give sucker punches, but then also builds you back up. Ben's story will be forever cemented into my heart I think. 
I fell in love with the cast of characters who loved and supported Ben through everything. Nathan especially had my heart as a fellow bookworm and Pride & Prejudice fan lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content and Suicidal thoughts