Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

23 reviews

schnaucl's review

adventurous dark 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

4.25

It's been a while since I read the first book in the series so I'd forgotten that

Jill had killed Lundy.  I guess I won't be reading more about her after all.  That's too bad.

I was surprised we got another story about Jack and Jill.  I was also surprised that nearly everyone seemed to think it would be no big deal to switch bodies with an identical twin because they look so similar.  I would think there would always be some body dysphoria with a body swap, but I could see how it would be even worse with an identical twin, even for someone without OCD.  Even with identical twins there would be some minor differences, enough to produce an uncanny valley feeling every time you looked in the mirror.  

This novella lacked the lyrical omniscient third person perspective that was present in the other Jack and Jill stories. 

I'm glad Jack got her happy ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Dysphoria, Murder, Gore, War, Body horror, Violence, and Mental illness

momewrath's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, War, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

zefancifulreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

I didn’t find this story as compelling as previous ones and I definitely prefer “Down Among the Sticks and Stones” when it comes to tales of the Wolcott Sisters. 
However, it was a joy to read a deeper, allegorical, approach to OCD and body dysmorphia. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

thereistime's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Body horror, and Blood

beccaand's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse and Self harm

cady_sass's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

 I 🥲 am 🥲 not 🥲 okay 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

pyromastyx's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Mental illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Xenophobia and Fatphobia

oliverreeds's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Transphobia

leanne_miron's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

imrereads's review

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

A strong installment in the series, one of the better ones I'd say. It closely follows one of my favourite characters, so this was a hit for me! A good depiction of OCD as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Medical content, Blood, and Mental illness