Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

48 reviews

crbowman's review

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A challenging book for me.  I wasn't aware from the book jacket that animals would be involved.  I also agree with another review the book could have been less than 300 pages.  I felt the last 100 pages went slow and repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Animal death, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, Gun violence, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

icieri's review

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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Child death, Death, Blood, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

janbee's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Stalking, Blood, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Murder

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Okay, this book was NUTS in the best way possible. I absolutely loved it! Plot twists galore that left my head spinning! I enjoyed the “double story” aspect and while I agree it was dragged out, I think it added to the suspense at some parts! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness and Child death

Minor: Car accident and Blood

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, Child death, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Stalking, and Mass/school shootings

emharris's review

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Stalking, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Gore

Minor: Car accident, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

thesonnetsilence's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I typically don't read thrillers, but I was happy I picked this one up. I couldn't put it down! I feel H.G. Kane was a refreshing and unique antagonist, and he was unlike anything I expected going into this book. I also think the emphasis on grief was very powerful, and I shed quite a few tears toward the end. There were twists and turns, and although I  did predict a couple of the major plot points, how we got there was filled with twists and turns that I wasn't expecting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Body horror, Stalking, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Infertility, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia and Mass/school shootings

horizonous's review against another edition

The dog kind of talks.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Animal death

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

◦ Mental illness = Depression

kunthearelinski's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Blood, and Violence

vj_thompson's review

dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

The writing. The plot twists. I loved every moment of the story. My heart was racing the whole time!! I can’t wait to read more of Taylor Adams’ books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Mental illness, Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Infertility, Child death, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Eating disorder, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, and Bullying