Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Angelfall by Susan Ee

18 reviews

laurellen_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Gore and Cannibalism

bamfling's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping, Gore, Child death, Cannibalism, Abandonment, and Child abuse

bsmulca's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Mental illness

sam_malaika's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, and Body horror

josoko's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cannibalism and Vomit

justkarlah's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

I first read this series back when it first came out, and I fell in love with it. It was different from all the books that were popular back then, and my first time reading dark fantasy about angels (I still can't believe it's been over 10 years!). 

Reading it again now, my only complaint is how young Penryn is. Growing up makes you realize how YOUNG a 17-year-old really is. It's true she had to 'grow up' mentally and take care of her younger sister since their mother wasn't capable of doing so, but it still feels wrong how young she is. Especially when she's falling for an immortal angel.

I liked the characters, good and bad. They all seemed to have their own personalities and backgrounds, and didn't feel two-dimensional.

This was a fast-paced book; you're basically at the edge of your seat the entire time. Penryn's determination to save her sister forces her to join Raffe, an angel who's wings were cut off and who now has to walk back to where the angels are in San Francisco. Their alliance leads to an eventful trip full of danger, both from humans and monsters alike. 

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in a dark fantasy series about angels and the end of the world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual harassment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cait's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Gore, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Vomit, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, War, Body horror, Slavery, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, and Confinement

karaboureview's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Child abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Sexism, and Ableism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Trafficking, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, War, and Abandonment

fremzz's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Some 2012 books do deserve rights 😌

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Alcohol, and Torture

Content warning clarifications (lightly spoilery): Mental illness: Mc’s mum has schizophrenia. Medical trauma: Mc’s sister is wheelchair bound because of a childhood accident (she isn’t much in the book though). Alcohol: Champagne at a party (can’t remember if there were other types of alcohol). Drug use: Unknown angels smoke at a party.

celery's review against another edition

None of the characters are likable. I couldn't understand how there was any chemistry between the two main characters and the protagonist was someone I couldn't root for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Child death, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis