Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Queenie

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Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

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erin_forgie's review against another edition

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challenging reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

I’m not sure why I didn’t absolutely love this book. It was fine but not amazing

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megmahoney1's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective 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 really enjoyed this in audiobook format.

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juliston's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

What. A. Rollercoaster. I had this book recommend to me over and over but why did nobody mention the toll it would take on my heart? (I know it's written on the cover but I didn't see the cover before I bought it mmkay?)

I obviously loved Queenie. The characters were perfectly formed and so real. The story touched on deep, dark topics with such feeling and humour and such a personal touch.
I devoured this book in a few marathon reading sessions (and only dropped it on the bath once) and felt like I wasn't reading a book, I was just hanging out with some new pals.

After posting my review on facebook, a friend pointed out how antisemitic the portrayal of Cassandra was and I do feel like that needs to be acknowledged alongside all the accolades, and it has accordingly taken my rating down a notch.

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lomesia's review against another edition

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challenging emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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kimseokjinschild's review against another edition

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emotional informative lighthearted sad tense medium-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

4.0

💫The book is an easy read, it talks about anxiety, mental health, trauma, abuse, heartbreak and family relationships.

💫I loved the little witty lines, it added a personality to the book

💫You could feel characters emotions and the pain. I resonated with Queenie in terms of mental health.

📈 Queenie did annoy me sometimes😅

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beriboo's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

5.0

We meet Queenie, a 25 year old women living in London, just as she is about to go through an difficult period in her life. Battling cultural conflicts, processing childhood trauma, a break up, problems at work and more, Queenie doesn’t always make the right decisions but you follow her through her journey of healing and self love.

Queenie is one of best characters I have read in some time. Despite having completely different backgrounds and cultures I related to Queenie so much. I adored how quick witted she could be and wasn’t afraid to speak her mind.

I felt very protective of Queenie, I wanted to shake her at times but really just wanted to give her a big hug (metaphorically because she wasn’t keen on physical contact 😊)

The book covers some dark topics and it tricked me a bit as the first chapter was written in quite a lighthearted way and had some funny interactions. This comedy doesn’t stop as the book goes on and I think it does really well and taking the sharpe edge of what could have been a really heavy read.

Candice Carty-Williams wrote about the struggles of mental health and generational trauma in such a realistic way. It was subtly feed to you as the reader and my love for Queenie just grew and grew.

This isn’t anything like Bridget Jones, I don’t like that comparison it doesn’t do Queenie justice. It isn’t a rom-com it’s a story about a young woman struggling to process pain and learn to love herself.

This is 5 stars for me. Make sure to check the content warnings though.

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