Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

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

30 reviews

ladybeldaran's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

Like the first two books in the series, this one takes a bit to really get going, but once it does, it moves quickly.

Ultimately, it ended up being my favorite of the series. It gives great insight into what it is like to live with severe anxiety, and it portrays this without falling into the far-too-frequent narrative of anxiety being a disease that must be cured. I came away from the book understanding anxiety in a way that I had previously struggled to do, and that understanding has helped me better support those in my life with anxiety.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Self harm and Death of parent

Minor: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

ree_the_owlgirl's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

Minor: Physical abuse

matthiasreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Physical abuse and Slavery

ninjamuse's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Self harm

elliizzzabeth's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

A wonderful end to what is my new favourite series of books! This book's main theme is all about mental health, in particular putting a spotlight on anxiety. A someone who suffers from anxiety, it was a very realistic depiction (almost felt like a call out at some points) and it was no suprise to find out the author also suffers. Adrian was relatable and we also got back my beloved Monty to join in the adventure! It was nice to see where the characters were now and how things had progressed over the last 20 years. Also a lot better paced than the other two books with the adventure starting within the first few chapters instead of half way through. Only nitpick was that Adrian (and a couple other people) seemed way too comfortable with Monty's sexuality for the 1700s. I guess this was to further the Monty plot without the homophobia but it was a little too unbelivable for me to have Adrian find out and within days Monty was openly making jokes to him about gay sex. Also there wasn't very much Percy in the book and I would have loved to get to know Louisa more. But other than that, very enjoyable!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Adrian suffers from Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and this is explained very realistically and in detail throughout the book. This also includes descriptions of panic attacks and in one case a delusion which leads Adrian to put leeches on himself which could be considered a form of self harm (but not deliberate). Several characters also discuss and describe having suicidal thoughts as well as suicide attempts.

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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 Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Physical abuse

kingfelix's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kisahofswords13's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring 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

4.5

I love this book and this series. I felt like this was a very good depiction of obsessive disorders and you KNOW I love Monty and Felicity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Medical content, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

floatingcoward's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

i'll just be screeching

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

jupitermond's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Suicide