Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Raven King by Nora Sakavic

110 reviews

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense slow-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

3.5

• My review is for all three books
• The series is wonderful yet Sakavic found a way to ruin it every time it began to shine. From the unneeded
  sex
  scenes-which frankly felt forced and were included for the sake of fanservice, entire lulls in between rushed arcs, to the edgy, dramatic, and repetitive situations all come off as above average quality Wattpad mafia fanfics. That being said Sakavic still had me wanting to find out what happened to the characters despite my aversion to sport themed content normally. Finally, the ending felt entirely too rushed and highlighted how Sakavic uses trauma as a romance plot rather than the seriousness it should have been dealt with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Torture, Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, and Gun violence

ana_a's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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: Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

katanai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

wowo. the dialogue. the twists. the truths that are revealed. everything. jesus i cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

kynthebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Murder, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug abuse, Ableism, Body horror, Death, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death

usually_sleep_deprived's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Cursing, Blood, Violence, and Alcoholism

hannahitsallfine's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Self harm, and Excrement

carley's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Drug use, and Mental illness

fevalente's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.25

what in the actual fuck???
this book wasn’t supposed to hurt this much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Addiction, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Toxic friendship, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wynterymess's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Drug use, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gaslighting, Ableism, Animal death, and Death of parent

hadeshotline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Incest, Grief, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual assault, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Alcohol, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Biphobia and Acephobia/Arophobia