Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

O Namorado by Freida McFadden

37 reviews

kfkeene's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Stalking

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting

folklorisms's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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ngl i thought i had the big twist figured out and then something completely different swooped in and i choked on my hot chocolate

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Abandonment

reading_is_my_therapy's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

janecassar's review against another edition

4.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault

readingxdes's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder

bookshelvesaddict's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Another great book from Freida. I loved everything about it. If I could, I would place it as a 6 star book. The tension between the characters and trying to find out who did it killed me. I thought I had it toward the very end until a name was called, then I lost it. The only complaint I have is how dumb Sydney was at times. I wanted to strangle some sense into her. Overall though, it was a perfect murder mystery (though the ending was a little cheesy).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Toxic friendship

Minor: Grief, Stalking

snookiehomeschool's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Typical of Freida McFadden writing. Suspense and romance all in one. Don't read if you're squeamish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

bri_josef's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was a 5 star read! I do love a good FM book but it’s hit or miss with the length of storyline for me. This one I read in a sitting and half bc I could not put it down. The pace was perfect combined with the twist you really never see coming. The author gives false hints here and there throughout the book so you may think you know…but you have no idea (MTV diaries style)but I’d be curious to see what is picked up and why by each reader bc she developed multiple characters through multiple timelines really well. So moral of this review is obviously that YOU NEED TO READ IT. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

tinipie's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail