Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Darling by K. Ancrum

4 reviews

blissfuloctopus's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, and Mental illness

foreverinastory's review

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Damn what a ride.

Rep: Black female MC with anxiety, asexual Russian male love interest, bisexual white female side character with PTSD, bisexual Chippewa female side character, achillean BIPOC male side characters, male side character with hearing aids, male side character with a prosthetic.

CWs: Adult/minor relationship (not sexual), alcohol consumption, blood, child abuse/neglect, death, gaslighting/extreme manipulation, emotional abuse, kidnapping, mental illness (anxiety/PTSD), murder, panic attacks, stalking, violence, toxic relationship. Moderate: acephobia, gun violence, injury/injury detail, police brutality. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

writewithapendragon's review

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

melaniereadsbooks's review

dark mysterious 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

5.0

Thank you so much to Netgalley and Fierce Reads for an arc of this book.

Wendy Darling's parents won't let her meet up with an online friend when she first moves to Chicago, but they will let her stay at home alone with a broken lock on her window? Okay, sure. So is it really that much of a surprise when she sneaks out with the charming and charismatic stranger that comes through her window?  Wendy has no idea that the party she is promised will turn into the scariest night of her life.  Darling takes the classic Peter Pan and turns it into a heart-stopping and insidious contemporary thriller set in modern-day Chicago!

I was immediately hooked when I started reading this book. It flew by so fast and I could hardly put it down. I was on the edge of my seat trying to figure out what would happen to Wendy, Tinkerbelle, and the rest of the characters!  I was so surprised by the directions that this book went into, but I absolutely loved it.  The characters are amazing and I absolutely loved all the different side-characters.  This is such a great book!

Pub Date: June 22, 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Gun violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship