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The Institution by Helen Sarah Fields

5 reviews

galaxy_creeper's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Abortion

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Sexual assault

gretamitg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Medical trauma

jackierobinson's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Gore, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Minor: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Death of parent

katiewhiteley's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

soobooksalot's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

You know a book is worthy when you send this message to one of your bests: "Is it 2:22 a.m. and I'm up reading The Institution? Yes, yes I am!!!"
Helen Fields is now an auto-buy author for me. The description of The Institution had me not even thinking twice about it.
The story is filled with fascinating and off-putting characters; darkness, tension, and action. 
It's truly a "trust no one" situation - convicted serial killers in the highest security wing of an isolated island psychiatric hospital. What can go wrong? 
This would be a fantastic story to see on screen. Recommended!
(Half a star off because I'm not sure about the ending. Other than write me a sequel posthaste!)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Medical trauma