Reviews tagging 'Grief'

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

44 reviews

rachelditty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

An incredible ending to a well-written trilogy. Lee has put everything into this book, and I couldn't put it down for more than a few minutes before the urge to continue reading took over. It's been a long time since I read something that enveloped me so entirely. This was a fantastic read, and I want to experience the trilogy all over again. There are so many flags in this copy I have, so many passages that spoke to me personally or left me breathless. I love Adrian, and my adoration for Monty and Felicity have only grown. I can't wait to reread this and the first two books again. So well done. I can't recommend this series to my friends enough. So, so lovely. I closed the cover feeling nothing but love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

casey_sunshine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Death, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

kyeruhh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcoholism

lauralintunen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Blood and Domestic abuse

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

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

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.

lauryngreen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I cannot recommend this highly enough. I’m obsessed with books that are shameless in their representation, books where the characters are queer and disabled and Black and there’s no apology for the absolute cornucopia of human diversity. Adrian is a character I relate to very very deeply and many points of this book were hard to read but dear God it was worth it. Lee is a master of life after survival stories, and I am incredibly jealous of her talent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

steffi_23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

The degree to which I identify with Adrian is slightly worrying to say the least 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

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: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Physical abuse

tri_lo_bite's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Addiction, Slavery, Sexism, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

queenbeemimi's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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 liked this book. I thought it threaded the needle on “is this a book with magic or without it” better than the first one did. I found Adrian very relatable in a way that was to my own detriment— sometimes seeing one’s own mental illness depicted isn’t exactly fun— but it was a compassionate portrayal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Grief