Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

20 reviews

luxxltyd's review

adventurous dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Stalking, Car accident, and Sexual content

Minor: Eating disorder and Incest

rey_therese07's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Moderate: Alcohol, Classism, and Stalking

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Mental illness

aliciachauhan_'s review

dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

capybooks's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, and Misogyny

sophs0899's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder

booksandcat's review

adventurous dark funny reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Classism, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

kellyloubishop's review

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, Incest, Murder, Torture, Abandonment, Body shaming, Car accident, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia

sib_reads's review

dark funny 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Abandonment, Classism, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child death, and Drug use

onthelam's review

adventurous mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I found myself rooting for a murderer.

I was unsatisfied at the end when she didnt receive the money and felt as if she has been further wronged.

Interesting but i felt it could have been more..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, Hate crime, Sexism, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, and Toxic friendship

stacys_book_nook's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship