Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Nest by Kenneth Oppel

5 reviews

greywolfheir's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

qteabeans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

A creepy read made creepier from reading it from the perspective of an adult. A book about how we're all imperfect and how wanting to shun that can ruin us all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Child death

0letitgrow's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

cosmicspoons's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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

5.0

I have no idea what I just read. But it dragged me right in and refused to let go nevertheless. I delayed my lunch break to finish this one up, in fact.

I had no idea what to expect about this book every time I turned the page. Had no idea it was middle-grade horror when I picked it up but knowing that now it definitely delivered.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

ireadinbed's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. Which is a surprise because it is WEIRD. 

But it's really engrossingly written and the it has all this interesting commentary about disability and eugenics and also about fear. 

Also wasps are SCARY. 

Would 100% reccommend not just got middle grade readers, but adults as well! Especially scary as the parent of a young child. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, and Panic attacks/disorders