Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

135 reviews

macdav's review

adventurous funny mysterious 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

4.75

this story presents a refreshingly nuanced and almost-too-realistic depiction of anxiety and mental illness—particularly for a historical fiction piece—and i really connected with adrian in that way. i found myself falling in love with the characters in this installment, particularly seeing the ways in which they’ve grown and triumphed in the ~20 years since book 2. 

the only thing that fell short was that i wanted to see more of louisa!! she should have joined them on the expedition!!

i’m not big on ambiguous endings but this one was done quite well, plus i LOVED the addition of the wedding epilogue. idc if it’s fan service, i wanted to be at that gay backyard picnic wedding so mf bad!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

Delightful. Much like Monty, I was ready to dislike Adrian but I'm 100% team Gremlin now. I love how the book dealth with a heavy subject in a thoughtful way that also aligned with the message that you are not your condition/illness. The ending was perfect, I wouldn't have it any other way for this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

jlswitchblades's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

Adrian. AAAAADRIAN. unfortunately fell into a slump with audiobooks but i came back around to finish this series. Quite possibly my favorite of the Montague siblings and their books. plotwise,

I still wish felicity were a girl kisser (and i wish there was more percy)

but the book held my attention once i got into the groove of it. and i made at least one franklin expedition joke to myself. a delight 🧭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

nklimczak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

disnelyse's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

violetbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, and Colonisation

citrarowan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

I’ve been avoiding this book since it was published simply because I didn’t want their story to end. I’ve grown to love these characters so much and letting them go, well, it’s hard. I loved getting to know Adrian, who was a baby when the first and second book took place. And I loved getting to see Monty and Felicity back. I would’ve loved to see more of Percy, but this series is called the Montague Siblings for a reason! Oh, the ending HAD ME in tears, but happy ones! I really enjoyed this book and it was a great way for me to wrap up my August reads!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexism

oddio's review

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

themdash's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

offthecarousel_'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious reflective

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

4.5

Mackenzi Lee has punched me in the face with all three of these books in a way that's made me examine how I perceive the world. I love it. I love the glimpses (through his anxiety) we see of how the other characters view Adrian. These booka are so fun, and Adrian perfectly embodies the youngest sibling, I adore him. I also appreciate the connection he made with the other younger brother, Saad.

I do think that this one fell a little short in terms of character development, compared to the first two books. I kept waiting for it to dive into more detail about how he learned to live with his anxiety, but it ended up leaving that as more of an afterthought. I wish we'd gotten a bit more of that, but I still enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide