Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

When I Was You by Amber Garza

4 reviews

gracefulraven's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Stalking, Death, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming

jkar7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

This book was not good from the start and i really had to drag myself through, but nevertheless I was intrigued by the little flashbacks and the notion that Kelly was hallucinating everything. Overall, I didn't find a single character likeable and the twists were not super surprising. I don't regret reading it at all, but I think it'd make a better movie than book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent, and Child death

lydiavsbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well this was real fun and fast, which was exactly what I was after. I was expecting this to be somewhat generic but it pleasantly surprised me, something about it just worked very well for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape

motherelectricity's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Death, and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Blood, and Kidnapping