Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

75 reviews

violetsonata93's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I loved this book with all my heart. I savored every minute of reading it. Every sentence is harrowingly beautiful and haunting, really beautifully crafted, balancing the horror with the beauty in a masterful way. A true gothic and modern fairy tale. It would probably not be everyone's cup of tea, but for the ex-emo girl millenial that I am, it was everything I wanted it to be and more. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Vomit, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Child death, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Body horror, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

the weirdest and creepiest book i’ve ever read. i couldn’t put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Vomit, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Grief, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

a_libra_library's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved everything about this story! It was eerie, I was on edge the entire time. I loved how obsessed these sisters were with each other. This opened me to the YA horror genre! I loved every moment!  

changeling ?!? Nothing could have prepared me for that

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Vomit

miaaa_lenaaa'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

<<< SPOILERS >>>

TILLIA FUCK OFF YOU HAVENT FINISHED THIS YET

ok who the hell is siding with iris??? Not being funny but I genuinely dont understand why she is hating on grey so much???? Like bestie is literally only trying to stay alive?? And ur the fucking reason that tyler is dead so dont give me that shit. Also what the fuck? Ur like omg i cant believe that bitch would say thats how tyler died? Like she p much said the truth? Would u rather she said oh yeah tyler would still be alive if my dumb bitch of a sister, who literally couldnt even follow the very clear clues i left her, cause she left him in a clearly dodgy place while he was asleep and clearly vulnerable. Talking of tyler, im gonna go rip my eyes out. Anyway, yeah team grey. Good vibes tho and we know i love liminal spaces 💕 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, Body horror, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, and Suicide

wlreed312's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

When they were young, Iris Hollow and her two sisters were walking down a street with their parents when they vanished. A month later, they reappeared on the same street with no clothes, no memories of where they had been, and scars on their throats. Years later, the eldest sister Grey has once again disappeared, and it's up to Iris and middle sister Vivi to follow the clues to find her before it's too late, possibly unraveling some of the past's mystery while they are searching.

This one isn't going to be for everyone, but I really loved it. It's a weird blend of haunting and pragmatic at the same time, and it really worked for me. A lot of it feels like the best kind of dark fairy tale, and the bits and pieces that are supplied as Iris and Vivi search for Grey are magical. It's a fairly slow paced book, and often feels almost dream-like as you read. I really liked the bond between the sisters, and particularly liked Vivi as a character. There is weird body horror sprinkled throughout, but again it feels more like a dark fairy tale than anything else. I guessed part of the ending midway through, but it didn't lessen my enjoyment. CW for mentions of suicide, weird bugs/plants, death of family (in the past)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Blood

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

Gave it half a star only because somehow I finished it. Gross, gross, gross, never again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

sassyshark's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Pedophilia

bookishgoob's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was incredibly intriguing and i liked a lot of it, however for me some of the descriptions made my skin crawl and made me incredibly nauseated. I enjoyed reading it but i don’t think i could handle reading it again. I think it’s great that the author was able to make me feel physically ill with her descriptions but for me it was too much. i did hope for a different ending but the twist was still good. this is not just a fantasy book like people on book tok say. this is a HORROR book. so beware of that going in. all in all it was a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

jillkaarlela's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

Please spare yourself. This is disturbing and not interesting. There was a big plot twist but it was so disturbing and creepy I could hardly stomach it. Also, so many content/trigger warnings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Violence, Vomit, Torture, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Suicide, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Like 18+ at least

bwwilhelm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

Check the content warnings, and take them very seriously!

That said, this book is nothing like I expected it to be. It's a glorious, dark fairy tale.

Without giving too much detail...

All the very best villians are somewhat sympathetic.

Also, the idea that souls can get stuck after death, not just because they have unfinished business,  BUT ALSO BECAUSE SOMEONE LIVING IS UNABLE TO LET THEM GO ... just, wow. My heart hurts in the best way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit