Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Ese no es mi nombre by Megan Lally

28 reviews

raddenb's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting

Minor: Mental illness, Grief, Stalking, Car accident

ahoffert1989's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Grief

ravynlily's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism, Torture, Stalking

Minor: Drug use, Car accident, Alcohol

megbwood's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Kidnapping

audreylj's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

clairesteeno's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

sofiam19's review against another edition

4.5

dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

clarklyn's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: No

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This book reads a little like a teen crime thriller straight to TV drama and that could be a good or bad thing depending on your preference. I enjoyed it! The twist was predictable and I might not even call it a twist but I was invested. I could have done without the epilogue personally, it felt a little too dramatic and soap opera-y to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

underscoresyd's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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… maybe i’m too smart but i guessed the twist super early into this book… but slay none the less !!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

tayreads10's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I love how this book is separated into chapters in both the "girl's" perspective as well as Drew's. This book had me going through a range of emotions. Anxious, sad, heartbroken, hopeful.... It was really well written! 
Drew, as the boyfriend of the missing girl, unfortunately has been the point of blame for the town and the sheriff. The girl with no memory is learning more about herself as experiences give her clues as to who she is before her "accident." The balance between their two perspectives really helps shape this story piece by piece!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail