Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

137 reviews

kjnavillus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Blood, Murder, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

nicolle12423's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

goodjollymissmolly's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

cormoranlucreade's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Alcoholism

dfriend12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Just the kind of dark and twisty I didn’t know I needed. Saw a few of the plot twists coming and some I knew there was something more but wasn’t sure how they were connected until the reveal at the end. 

Again with the amnesia with this one. Not mad about it though. And with the podcaster sidekick. Enjoyed this one more than the last though. Had no idea what I was getting myself into with this story. Literally just looked for available mystery/thrillers in Libby and 🎉 tada!🎉 

Will definitely be checking out the authors other books. 🤞🏻I feel the same way about the others. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Stalking, Death, Murder, and Physical abuse

bbayless96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“That’s the thing about trust, isn’t it?” Ethan says. “You gather all the evidence you can, use your brain, weigh character and past actions. But the final inch of it— that’s faith. Trust means believing in someone. It’s not just a conclusion. It’s a choice.” 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Suicide attempt, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

ignited_redqueen75's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

 If you haven't read this book, I highly recommend you do so now, hell, like yesterday. This book is well deserving of 5 stars. I'm so shook and excited and anxious all in once... all good, though. I am a thriller book girl through and through even if I read other genres, so when I recommend a thriller trust and believe it's because the book is amazing.
This book hit all the right vibes for a thriller that I think I am still processing what I read. Absolutely loved this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

I don't feel the triggers are strong but mentioned them either way since everyone perceives things differently. It is an intense medium to fast paced mystery/thriller book.

keelywmson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! I read it in a day on the way to and from Chicago for C2E2. To be fair, I enjoy a medium paced book more than a lot of people but the emotional/psychological intrigue was enough to keep me engaged until the plot twists started to hit. And they do come one after another. Over all, very enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised with the types of twists and though I’m not usually a fan of an open ending, this one didn’t bother me the way they normally would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Mental illness

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Murder, Death, Alcohol, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Infidelity, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

ucancallmejayyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Eating disorder, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Dementia, Physical abuse, Violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Cursing

megsbookishadventures's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Murder, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Panic attacks/disorders