Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

25 reviews

giuliawanders's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

It’s tough to read at times and very frustrating but I really enjoyed the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Violence, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Stalking, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

ashleyeasson's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Torture

uncsprinter9250's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Trigger warning:  lots of mentioning of sexual assault and substance misuse 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, Death, Rape, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

alilbitofeveryth1ng's review

fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Rape

mrsmishler's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Drug use, Pedophilia, Suicide, Rape, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Addiction, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

killmoore_'s review

challenging dark emotional informative 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

5.0

This made me laugh. It made me angry. It was gut wrenchingly real and portrayed guilt and addiction in a way that left me speechless. Twisty turny, gruesome, and so so heartbreaking, this book gets a solid 5 from me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Cursing, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Gore, Violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Dementia, Classism, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Grief, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

leigha_bugz's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Grief

icieri's review

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Gore, Addiction, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, and Dementia

alexis_hammer24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

Hands down my favorite Slaughter book! We’ll done! 

Heart breaking moments, funny comments, holy shit moments! This book has it all! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Physical abuse

noodletime's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

This was a rough read in terms of difficult issues, but I enjoyed the dynamic between the main characters, the straightforward but engaging plot, and the writing. I also appreciated the empathetic and nuanced portrayal of one of the main character's addiciton issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Drug use, Rape, Addiction, Body horror, and Emotional abuse