Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Boa garota, segredo mortal by Holly Jackson

48 reviews

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Confinement

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Child death

maddison20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Stalking, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Medical content, Rape, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Blood, Cursing, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Murder

mollymoo1234's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

This book like the first is very good and the plot just twists and turns , it may be triggering for some but definitely recommend as it is very gripping 
Enjoy xx 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Stalking, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Panic attacks/disorders

louisesbookcorner_32's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Is this  truly a five-star I don’t know, but it made me cry like a lot so that Has to count for something. I just really enjoyed this and I just really like pip. It was very mysterious and also kind of creepy. I did kind of guess one plot but like that doesn’t decrease anything for me. I don’t know I think I just read this at the perfect time I still can’t even believe I cried

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Violence, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

pettie's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, Violence, and Murder

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

atlas_likes_to_read's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Mental illness

kelseyr713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

As soon as I finished the first book in this series, I put books 2 and 3 on hold at the library. Book 2 did NOT disappoint, and kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time. The mystery was intriguing and was satisfyingly solved, in addition to wrapping up a loose end from book 1. There are some odd British-isms, like in the first book, despite being set in Connecticut, but everything else was so compelling I let that slide. Can't wait to read the final book in the trilogy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Stalking, Grief, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

alibrarymouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

This book really makes you love Holly Jackson. Her writing style is so creative, her characters engaging, and the themes/tone of her work is so real. 

Good Girl, Bad Blood is a sequel that actually got better than the first in the series and I can say it’s largely due to the fact Jackson doesn’t shy away from the nitty gritty. She wrote YA, but she doesn’t gloss over tragedy, heartbreak, or all the ways people can be awful to each other. At the same time, she writes empathetic villains who turn out to maybe not be the villain at all, redemption stories you don’t expect, and the reality of exactly what’s left behind once the mystery is solved. And I LOVE that. I love that she plays with the intricacies of human emotion because nothing is black and white, but even the grey is often sanitized. But this is the grey unapologetically at its smudgiest. 

Overall, I also really enjoyed that Pop has that moment where she realizes she doesn’t have to be likable to be herself. It’s a hard lesson, but amazing development. 10/10 would recommend this whole series so far.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders