Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

God of Malice by Rina Kent

121 reviews

queensplay's review against another edition

2.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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If this book was your cup of tea, great. It wasn't mine. I would have liked Killian a lot better if he didn't rape her; but I just couldn't get past that. I did love the scene  with him and his dad in the end, though. It showed a side to him I really liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content

emmadb766's review against another edition

1.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Way too over hyped. From an ethical standpoint this book is very debatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

bbygirl21's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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I really enjoyed this book. I do have some mixed feelings about Killian, but for the most part I loved his character. I love how protective and possessive he is with Glyndon. I love that because he loves Glyndon he was willing to do things with her in mind. The chapters in his pov were fun to read. I've never read a character quite like his.

Glyndon is just a sweetheart. I love how much she cares about everyone. And I hated that Devlin used her compassion and empathy for others against her. I'm so happy he got what was coming for him in the end.

I will say I think my favorite character so far in this series just from this book alone was Brandon. I can't wait to get to his book. But I'm also excited for all the other characters books as well. 

I absolutely recommend this. And I'm excited to get into Creighton and Annika's book next. I really loved their interactions in this book, so I feel like theirs is gonna be a really fun one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide

tianelotter's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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So many characters to keep up with. I don’t know if I can get over the fact that Killian SA’s her over and over. I should probably give this a lower rating. Puked during the epilogue and the “my monster” parts. How is every man we meet the “most powerful”. What a buildup over the fake dead friend to be resolved in a few lines. I also love how Ava, Annika and Cece (I think that’s their names) just disappears after a few chapters. Also the my lord guy is super annoying nothing he says makes sense. I also think this book goes above just being “dark” and the writer uses shock value.  I also think people who say “if you think this is dark you should read …” should reevaluate their position on these types of books and how being desensitised against SA contributes to gender based violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Gaslighting

thewenzl's review against another edition

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Got bored with repition of sociopathic behavior and FMC responses to it, not enough actual plot to moving the book forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Classism

brooke_barker's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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⚠️Please take the trigger warnings seriously, no book is worth it. ⚠️

The author of the book did an excellent job in portraying the character of Killian as a psychopath, which was evident from the start of the book. The author's writing skills deserve appreciation for selling it so well. 

However, there was a plot twist involving Devlin that left me furious.

After going through so much heartache over Devlin, Glyndon did not deserve to find out that he was not even dead.

The book had many characters, which made it a bit confusing to keep track of them all. Thankfully, the book came with a family chart, which helped me follow the plot. 

Overall, the book had enough plot and character development, making it a bearable read. However, the book could have been shorter than its 400 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

lbj1996's review against another edition

4.5

dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Killian Carson is a top 5 book boyfriend. Love a lovable psycho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

bookdragong24's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident, Murder, Alcohol

cinderulz's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail