Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Seed by Ania Ahlborn

20 reviews

yalipopcultureads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, and Torture

nnylelocin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

zarakoconnor's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

A chilling book about generational trauma, with horrifying supernatural elements. Was on the edge of my seat the entire time, finishing it in two sittings because I had to know what happened next.

Artfully explored the cycle of generational trauma through a scary and gory lens. The descriptions of the demon were  visceral and terrifying, with the possessed child resulting in a bleak ending of another repetition of this dark cycle

. Absolutely recommend for lovers of supernatural horror or beginners to the genre like me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ilaxaria's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Violence, Child death, Animal death, Murder, Death, Animal cruelty, and Car accident

Moderate: Gaslighting and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

247halloween's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Violence, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, and Child death

dayinn's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, and Violence

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Death, Blood, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Details:
Narrated by Eric G. Dove
Unabridged

August pick for the Horror Summer Camp Book Club.

This was fantastic. It took the child possession trope and created more of a psychological and eery narration.

I thought the characters were excellent to read about and I loved how we flipped back and fourth to Jack's early life.

I kind of wished we got even more information about the dark entity, and I wasn't sure how it was going to end but it shocked me! 

Really enjoyed this one and I think it was a great final pick to close out the summer camp of horror reads 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Torture, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gaslighting, Violence, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ania Ahlborn never disappoints, however, I have SO many questions and was left wanting so much more from Seed.

I read a lot of extreme horror and thrillers, and very few make me feel as uncomfortable as this one did. Maybe that's because I have children around the same age as Abby and Charlie who say creepy shit all the time, but regardless, this book spooked the heck out of me. 

An unreliable MC, scary kids, beautiful descriptions of New Orleans and its general vibe (one of my favorite places in the world) and a little bit of "hey there demon, it's me, ya boy", Seed was an engaging read with some horrific details that I won't soon forget.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Child death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, Mental illness, Vomit, and Death

hick's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Child death, Violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia, Cursing, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders