Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

29 reviews

cnnunez13's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Murder, and Medical content

felofhe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Medical content

chantejames's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I gave this book a perfect 5 stars. I've heard great things about Riley Sager and I can say, they were true. 
The writing is incredible! Easy to follow but very immersive. The writing was so intense, which is a plus because it is a thriller book, that I had to stop reading and breathe before continuing. This book was hard to put down and hard to pick back up because of the intensity and emersion. The world building was perfect. The descriptions were perfect. It was like watching a movie. 
The characters were very diverse and when they were on the page you saw their personalities, their flaws and their trauma not just their appearance. 
The TWISTS and TURNS almost gave me a heartattck. Just when you think you finally understand... You don't. There was something new at every single turn. At times I had to put down the book, scream, freak out and it have me anxiety - the kind you want from a thriller book. I normally read cozy books because my anxiety can't handle suspense and this book had a LOT of it but it was worth it so I kept reading. 
This is the type of book you can't tell someone about, they need to read it and experience it for themselves and I'd recommend it to any Thriller reader. 
Amazing author. Amazing concept. Amazing book. An easy 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Addiction, Mental illness, Alcohol, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Child death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Blood, Terminal illness, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

greavuem's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Blood, Chronic illness, Murder, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical content, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Cursing, Mental illness, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Addiction, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Sexism, Alcoholism, Gore, Infidelity, Death, Drug abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

jillaay_h's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Gore, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Blood, and Death

veepopp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness, Grief, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Violence

amgbac09's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Death, Blood, Classism, and Drug abuse

maecave15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Classism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Blood, Suicide, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

mk8sharp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.75

A really great thriller, and definitely makes you want to stay up and finish. It was very twisty turny and at times could be a little confusing but definitely worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness