Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Flores Partidas by Karin Slaughter

60 reviews

rkpitch1234's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

the first 300 pages took forever to get through, i never wanted to pick this book up. i started reading it at the end of december and only now finished it. I am giving it a 3 star for now because the last 200 pages were very satisfying and i liked the ending. I wish the pacing was a little more even and i was able to enjoy the beginning as much as the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Drug use

jenni_sunderland's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Self harm, Rape, Death, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, and Blood

pernillelsk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Torture, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Police brutality and Domestic abuse

caitlin1066's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I was really looking forward to reading this book after what I’d heard about it. I’m a fan of dark stuff that puts you on the edge of your seat and, whilst the content was extremely distressing, I still felt it fell a little flat for what I was expecting. I think it could have been a lot more creepy and tense than it was. However, it was still an enjoyable read. To summarise, it is the story of two distant sisters who come together when one of their husbands gets murdered. However, both sisters are still not over the disappearance of their sister which caused their father to commit suicide before the book commences. When investigating the murder of Claire’s husband, they find out some very worrying things about his life that he kept hidden from her. Would recommend if you’re into crime novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

traumaqueen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

jadelorraine03's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

pretty graphic and very dark but very hard to put down. overall I genuinely enjoyed listening to it, waiting to find out what was to happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gore, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Body shaming, and Blood

febeleest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Abandonment

rachaelallyn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

maddiegrace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Body horror, Blood, and Addiction

katielamarre's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence