Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

12 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

Despite being a smaller story than its predecessor, it is an atmospheric folk tale with loveable characters, an excellent exploration of PTSD, and lot of great world-building. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Torture, Gore, Medical content, War, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content

Be aware that there are instances of PTSD, violation of a grave, hallucinations, taking one’s breath, suffocation, insomnia and exhaustion, flashbacks to war, and colliding cultural practices.

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I liked the characters and setting as always, but I think the main conflict chapter went over my head a little. I wish it was explored more like the first book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, War, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Rape and Sexism

caffeinatedbookwoorm's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Mental illness

librarymouse's review against another edition

dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.5

There are so many banger lines in this book! I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book as the sequel to a retelling of a well known horror tale, but this book is so strong on its own! I love the continuation of Angus and Miss Potter's acquaintance, the new additions to the cast of cha acters, and the exploration of Easton's home country. I also really enjoyed the addition of situationally and indivi ually specific pronouns!

I just about cried in the library reading the scene with the horses when Hob's face slid off like a moth wing, sticking to Easton. That scenario and Easton's own terror was like an externalization of my actually real nightmares. Great writing, but that scene hurt so bad. But at least dream Hob didn't seem to be in pain as he crumbled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, War, Alcohol, Body horror, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

While there is no intentional cruelty, there is animal injury during a dream sequence in the last third of the book. More detail is listed in the spoiler part of my review.

2busyreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Mental illness

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Mental illness

Moderate: War, Animal death, Medical content, and Death

justaddwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Death, Gore, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, War, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

breezer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

ninjamuse's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: War, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Animal death

elee2013's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Yessss thank you Ursula for the horses falling apart and the breath stealing and the folk remedies… come for the creepy vibes, stay for the careful, practical reflection on PTSD. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Body horror, Animal death, and Mental illness