Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Ashes of You by Catherine Cowles

6 reviews

abb_ey_normal's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Stalking, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Rape, and Torture

cozyreader9752's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

ms_brie3's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

If I could give Hallie and Lawson ♾️✨ It wouldn’t be enough!! The only thing I would change is that I wish there was more! I love Catherine’s books and her characters always feel like friends, but the deep emotional connection to Hallie and Law is just *chef’s kiss* perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Infidelity

erkietheturkey's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual harassment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Cursing, Violence, Murder, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit, Rape, Child abuse, Self harm, and Pregnancy

elliepl94's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Confinement, Torture, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual violence, Stalking, Child abuse, and Rape

tamsterdam_reads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Ashes of You is the final installment of Lost and Found series and boy was it a doozy! The series focuses on each sibling of the Hartley siblings and it’s finally the oldest brother, Lawson’s story to be told.

Lawson is Cedar Ridge’s chief of police. He’s the single dad of three fast growing boys and is looking for a nanny. In enters Hallie Aster, who happens to be the young woman he saved from a psychopath serial killer four years prior. Hallie has never forgotten those blue eyes who rescued her. Because of Hallie’s thoughtfulness and care, she’s hired and she begins to work her way into all of the Lawson’s boys’ hearts, all the while healing her own. But all of a sudden, there are women that are going missing or are found dead again; showing signs that the monster who took and scarred Hallie years ago, is back.

Gah! There were so many things I loved about this story. Hallie was just awesome. It was so heartwarming that Hallie's caring and tenderness helped repair Lawson and his oldest son’s relationship. I really loved that Lawson needed a bit of healing himself and that Hallie was able to provide the care that he needs. Lawson’s three sons were such sweethearts and I thought Hallie did such a good job in melting with their family unit and bringing out the best in each of them.

Trying to find out who the killer was had me second guessing every possible single man that Hallie came across in the story. But I was proud I figured out who the killer was prior to it being revealed. Basically, this book is certainly entertaining and had me gasping with some of the twists it delivered. 

The narration by Ava Erickson and Sebastian York was superb by keeping me on the edge of my seat and making Hallie and Lawson come alive. 

Thank you to the author for the alc and e-arc. Thoughts expressed in this review are my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Stalking and Cursing