Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

8 reviews

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

I don’t know why this book is. 3.67 on Goodreads, because it was SO GOOD! The author, Rachel Koller Croft, did a FABULOUS job of painting the characters in the most detailed way. In addition, the twists had my heart nearly leaping out of my chest with beats faster than a bullet train. I thought Rachel wrapped the story up nicely, also. If you’re a fan of the tv show Imposters, YOU MUST read this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Murder

lauren_honey's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

Honestly, a masterpiece. Truly original. What first sucks you in is the outstanding inner monologue of our main character, which is downright depraved. What keeps you going is the delightful attention to detail and thrills. It's almost like a game, but much, much more perverse. Cheers. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity

karyan1's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Death

jen_sometimes's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

5.0

I feel weird rating this. Did I love it? Did I hate it? Yes? I devoured it though. So I think that makes it a 5 star. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

znvisser's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This story unexpectedly sucked me in. The build-up is slow but piece by piece everything is coming together while the tension grows. The main character is unlikable and clearly in the wrong in many ways but I found myself rooting for her nonetheless. Every character in this story is distinct and well-drawn and none of their mutual interactions ever failed to make sense, which really vows for the writing. There is a lot of inner monologue too, which was cleverly written in past tense,  keeping me on my toes because I constantly wondered what was actually happening or alternatively, about to happen.

I read some complaints about the ending being rushed or flat but I disagree. I liked how it didn’t wrap up with a nice bow. Furthermore it shouldn’t be missed that the the main character actually did resolve her biggest issue: after all these years she finally found the strength to stand up against Mother.

This book was vivacious and intriguing and a truly delicious debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Stalking, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity

macyh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I truly hated but was also rooting for Bea at the same time. I wanted her to be better but also loved reading about the mess she was creating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Minor: Mental illness

syellico's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, and Murder