Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica

28 reviews

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Infidelity, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Confinement, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death of parent, Death, Pregnancy, and Blood

killmoore_'s review

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed every moment of this... right up until I didn't.  I struggled with the plot holes and how unbelievable the big twist was. The ending I made up in my head was better than the one we were given. 

Fun read, but don't expect too much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Grief, Mental illness, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Vomit, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Very in depth description of dofficult labor and complications from medical neglect.

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Torture, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Violence

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an amazing mystery/thriller. I was hooked from the very beginning and was wondering what happened to Delilah, Shelby, and Meredith the entire time. I never saw it coming! I recommend to anyone who likes mysteries or thrillers!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Blood, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Gore, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kaylawtzl22's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

kept my attention the entire time. when i wasn’t reading it, i was wondering about delilah. so so sooooo good. mary kubica is phenomenal at writing in tension and anxiety with quick, simple sentences that make the book move just as quickly as the sequences in the book. i made several theories throughout the book of who did what and was only right about a small detail. plot twists for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Car accident, Stalking, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

the book is a LITTLE heavy. things are mentioned, but not explained in graphic detail, but if you are super sensitive to those topics, best to avoid.

magical_mads's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Infidelity, Abandonment, Bullying, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Grief, Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture

jenzee27's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Confusing at the beginning and hard to follow along. However, when you get familiar with the writing style as well as an understanding of the characters, it becomes intriguing! I love when a book can keep you guessing who'done it and isn't outright easily predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Murder, and Mental illness

kristinebennett's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Infidelity, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicide

katybugggg's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was so good! It kept me guessing the entire time; I could not put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Medical trauma

Moderate: Infidelity, Bullying, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Torture, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

mjadeh's review

4.25

This was good but the middle dragged. It could have been 50 pages shorter. The ending was great, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Death of parent, and Alcohol