Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Devátý spolek by Leigh Bardugo

110 reviews

alisonluongo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

I loved the way she weaves plot points throughout the story. It really added to the mysterious vibe and character and world building really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sam_wal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

ptoridactyl30's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

koerli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

maggieereads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, and Murder

samreadssometimes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

i really enjoyed this book, and the worldbuliding was impeccable. the only thing i would say is that the last couple of chapters and 'the big reveal' seemed to come out of nowhere, but i did like it. i can't wait to read hell bent.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

karinahull's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Was definitely engaged in the mystery and will most likely pick up the next one but for some reason I don't feel satisfied? Perhaps the rapid unraveling of the plot at the end of the novel came to quickly for me to properly absorb, but the sprint and then abrupt stop isn't working for me at the moment. We introduced a lot of concepts way too fast in my opinion (

demon Darlington? soul eating? the shit about the wheel??

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Really enjoyed the characters and the world building, could have done without the sexual assault in my opinion but thankfully nothing was extremely graphic. Do look up content warnings before reading please, going in blind was perhaps not the best choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

readrabbitwrite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

dokushoka's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

zoiej88's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, and Misogyny