Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

144 reviews

jes_reads00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Violence, Stalking, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual content

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Car accident

franksreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs

brookiet1220's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.0

 First time reading a “psychological thriller”. I liked the idea a nosy neighbor POV. The audiobook narrator did a good job making the reader feel like Anna was descending into madness. The book could’ve benefited from being at least 100-150 shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, and Mental illness

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use and Alcohol

ellieisreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Car accident

bambicat234's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book mad me cry, it made me angry, and it surprised me SEVERAL times. The characters were realistic, and its rare I can praise a man for writing from the perspective of a female character so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

hayleyonjupiter's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse and Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

heydri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Took me a little while to get into the story but once you’re in, you’re IN! 

Had to take away a star though because the largest character flaw is the fact that Anna is “delusional” because she’s an agoraphobe and is an alcoholic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail