Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Last Days of Jack Sparks by Jason Arnopp

3 reviews

keiraonyxraven's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Last Days Of Jack Sparks is a masterpiece of chaos, humour, suspense and plot twists. It follows our main character, Jack, on his research quest to observe (and disprove) a number of different supernatural phenomena. However, he might be in for more than he bargained for (to say the least!). 

This novel truly has everything, it is jam packed full of action, gore, mystery, humour, horror, trauma, and a rollercoaster of emotions. From cover to cover, never once did I find myself bored or find a lull in my interest for this book. 

Arnopp’s ability to portray the classic unreliable narrator in such a creative and unique fashion deserves unending applause and I honestly lost count of how many times throughout this novel where I audibly gasped at twists I never saw coming.

I’ve never read anything like The Last Days Of Jack Sparks and doubt I ever will again, it is so rare that you get a unique style, engrossing plot and flawless execution all in one book but Arnopp has achieved exactly that. This novel sits firmly in my top 5 favourite books and I will forever be recommending it to absolutely anyone with even the faintest interest in the supernatural.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Death, Suicide attempt, Grief, Murder, Torture, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicide, Gore, and Mental illness

spooderman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Misogyny, Ableism, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Incest, and Terminal illness

anxiousbookclub's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Self harm, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Incest, Infidelity, Confinement, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault