Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Nobleman's Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee

8 reviews

water_violin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Chronic illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Dysphoria

Minor: Xenophobia, Murder, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

briannasam's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

“And books can be loud, if you know how to listen to them”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Self harm, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Classism, and Sexual content

hayleyvem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Suicide, Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child abuse

adig13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective 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

yes. simply yes. I don't think adrian is my favorite montague, but I do think he's the most relatable. 

thank you mackenzi lee for finally giving me percy and Monty's wedding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Dysphoria

sarahna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Ableism, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Cursing, Death of parent, and Grief

hazelsnoot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad fast-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: Mental illness, Suicide, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Classism, Colonisation, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual content, and Vomit

shmandy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective sad 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

4.5

The first book of the year and it's really trying to set the bar for the others to follow. What an absolutely wonderful end to a fantastic series.

Everything about this was so lovely and warm and real. All the familiar faces and references and my undying love for the Montague siblings. I just wanted to squish them all and make sure they were all okay.

I am a hard proponent of first-person POV being eradicated from my sight but Mackenzi Lee is the absolute exception to this rule. Being in Adrian's head was so well done. I felt his anxiety in the pit of my stomach the entire time. Her writing style is so incredible, Monty and Felicity and Adrian are all similar but different and it's so lovely to have had the chance to be inside each of their heads.

This was really just a warm hug of a book that also left me on the edge of my seat.

I highly recommend everyone read this series - mostly, for the joy that is Monty and then again getting to experience him trying to be a big brother at 39 years old. The humour is incredible and the scene-setting is so well done I always truly feel like I'm right inside the story.

An excellent start to 2022!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Chronic illness

mxrumphius's review against another edition

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: Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

Minor: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Misogyny, and Suicidal thoughts