Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

49 reviews

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

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

laurensgaylife's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Blood and Vomit

livruther's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

possibly the best depiction of anxiety ive ever read. some of the lines were thoughts from my own head. the writing was also incredible. and i loved being with monty again <3 i would have loved to see percy and louisa’s reactions when they got back to london, but this was still pretty much perfect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery

clara_h39's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

This might be my favorite of the series. I didnt expect the third book to be such a time skip to Adrian but honestly it provides a lovely view into how the characters I previously fell in love with continued in their lives. Though I wish there was ten more books spanning the time skip. Adrian’s experience with mental illness is explored in detail and how it affects him on their daring adventure. At times the descriptions were very intense and I had to put down the book because it was too close to home, but overall it was a fantastic portrayal of anxiety disorders and OCD. I am so proud of Adrian and I really enjoyed watching him develop in this book.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Slavery, Vomit, and Murder

violetofthesea's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Suicide attempt

srjennings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

A great finisher to the Montague books! I felt for Adrian and his struggles with mental illness. It doesn't all get wrapped up in a nice bow, it is realistic about the ongoing struggle and need for healing.  It was great to also see how felicity and Monty had grown and see their family bonds grow stronger.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, and Death of parent

themissyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Its a swashbuckling adventure and the main characters mental health struggles so often resemble my own it made me feel So Seen and the way Adrians character progresses from beginning to end is so on point and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Disordered eating, hallucinations, low self esteem, It Gets Better tho

bootrat's review against another edition

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

4.5

I thought the second book in this trilogy would remain my favourite, but this one topped it! Adrian's struggle with his mental health are so relatable and understandable, and make him probably my favourite Montague. I also loved Felicity and Monty in this, and think the time jump and the character growth was handled really well. Overall, an excellent book!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Suicide attempt