Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Dreadful Splendor by B.R. Myers

18 reviews

vasha's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Torture, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death and Blood

Content warning: This book contains a very caricatured depiction of mental illness as "homicidal mania"

ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow!! This book is so good! I loved it. It had me scared, thrilled, curious, basically, it had me gripped by the throat! It’s one of those books where you don’t know who to trust.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Torture, and Kidnapping

Minor: Miscarriage

mirificmoxie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Minor: Incest and Miscarriage

jaiohwhy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Death of parent

tamara_joy's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Classism, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

kklondike's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Death, Classism, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual content, Incest, and Suicide

laurajeangrace's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Incest