Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

32 reviews

genderqueer_hiker's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, and Suicidal thoughts

abby_can_read's review

emotional 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

2.0

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This book was fine, but I struggled to care about the characters or the plot. This just wasn't a book for me, and I was too stubborn to DNF.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Biphobia

ohtoasty's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I think I would have rated this book higher if it was more forthcoming on what it was about. The first half seems like a questionable romance whereas the second half is an extreme mental health journey that is worrying and unsettling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Toxic relationship

The characters of this book were very polarizing to me. I quite liked Jubilee and her passion and care and how she moved throughout her spaces. Ridley frustrated me endlessly with how difficult he viewed things constantly, and honestly with how selfish he was. Throughout the first half of the book, maybe even more. It took a long time for me to have empathy for him. Once we started to learn how dire his situation was, it was easier to feel for him, but still incredibly fucked up that he goes to spy on her and her family.

The big accident in the book didn’t surprise me as we were leading up to it. Something traumatic like that is often how people realize how deep they are in a shitty situation. I was intrigued to read how often Jubilee realized she was lying to him trying to get him to safety. It was interesting to see a teenager essentially try to take care of another teenager. I was also frustrated at the ending. I didn’t like the implied they may get back together. I liked the first idea better where she basically told him no it wasn’t going to happen because of how bad everything went the first time. I felt that was a lot better of a message for the readers that you don’t need it to be romantic to keep a relationship with someone, and that maybe that’s better than trying to make it work again.

fizzy_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Medical content, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

ironsandwine's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, and Biphobia

ecster's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0

This was an OK book to listen to, a very obvious Romeo & Juliet story. Ridley's anxiety was very annoying to listen to even if it can be like this.

I did like the hopeful ending and how the protagonists are actively working on themselves

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Car accident, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse

callmepipes_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

Genuinely mature take on teen mental health with realistic outcomes. I rooted for the characters all the time. This book had way more depth than I thought it would, and I enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

all the suicide stuff is for the most part descriptions of a past attempt as a tw fyi :)

thisiscourt's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

helbowz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Alcoholism

editoryalizing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I think this book was marketed wrong. This is not a light and funny romcom about to queer teens, serious topics, about mental health, parental neglect, queerphobia are present on nearly every page. The story is good, and it’s a fresh take on the Romeo and Juliet storyline. I don’t see myself reading this again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Car accident and Forced institutionalization