Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Vermelho, Branco e Sangue Azul by Casey McQuiston

111 reviews

lj_sophia's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.25

I enjoyed this book for exactly what it is which is a fun, gay, romance. Not life changing but cute nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Homophobia, Death of parent, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Racism

knockoffrainbow's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Homophobia, Alcohol, Outing, and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Biphobia, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

kitty_may12's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

bighearted and bombastic, truly a joy from start to finish! With a cast of characters that are so believably naïve, sincere, deeply flawed, relentlessly misunderstood and so so easy to root for. The prose are stunning, the humor is razor-sharp and never once felt like it was punching down. 

 McQuiston invites us into the turbulent world of Henry and Alex, who quite possibly two of the best rom-com leads in recent memory, sharing an unbelievable chemistry that just leapt off of the page and into my heart, never to be forgotten. What else is there to except, this was just great, and I can't recommend it enough... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Stalking

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Vomit

adalinemccormick's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Outing

Moderate: Grief, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

swiftpool's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Super cute and an easy read. June adds so much more depth to the story compared to the movie. Her character also lends depth to Ellen and the different ways she treats each child. I even at one point predicted June would, as a journalist, out her brother due to being jealous of the love and attention he receives. Instead we got a living older sister self sacrificing parts of her own life to be there for him, from giving up her relationship to leaking photos of her and Henry to dispel rumors around Alex and Henry. Her flirtation with Nora and Percy was also super cute, funny, and ambiguous, letting Alex and Henry take the spotlight. Seeing Nora being feral in the background of scenes was cute. Even Leo adds a tumultuous family relationship to the story the movie doesn’t have. Liam, too, adds a lot to Alex’s story and self reflection. I was glad he came back into his life as a friend - and after seeing the movie, them biking to Alex’s house makes much more sense with Liam around. The only real cons I have were with Nora handled Alex coming out, and the scene where Alex barges into the palace. Honestly I didn’t love how Nora takes Alex coming out to her. Just because she’s queer and already guessed, doesn’t mean she should be so …. up front about it? Especially because even though we see her as logical and clinical, she is also said to be his best friend, and who he goes to for everything even above his sister. It felt like she was pushing him off, like, “yeah so what?”, despite coming to terms with sexuality being big and scary to Alex despite knowing he’d be accepted. As for the palace scene, it’s not that big of a gripe because it was very much written like a real fight - I just don’t happen to love Henry’s character in the moment. And they do, in the morning, clear up that he was an ass. But Henry lashing out at Alex despite being the one to fall first, kiss him first, and then ghost him multiple times and expect Alex to just accept that? Annoying. Definitely could use more communication skills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Cursing, Addiction, and Alcohol

withreveling's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, and Homophobia

lonelylooper's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Mental illness, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Outing

christinaj1021's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.25

This is such a cute story! I loved reading it and have already recommended it to others.

I like the social commentary and the hopeful feels of the book. The characters are definitely loveable and you root for all of them the whole way through. The plot was a bit fast but that is usually the nature of the genre and not a fault in my mind, in this case.

It's definitely got me excited to watch the movie!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Cancer

ladythana's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Classism, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Racism, Biphobia, Religious bigotry, and Panic attacks/disorders

katialena's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Racism, Homophobia, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cancer, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Drug abuse