Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

This is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

27 reviews

sun11's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, and Fatphobia

leahrosereads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

Miller why were you so stupid bestie? Seriously, don't give narcissistic folks second chances, they'll never deserve it. This was fucked, but it got me out of my 2 month reading slump, so I appreciate out of this story.

It was well written and the perfect length, but man was Miller an idiot. Poor Florence not knowing what could have happened to her fiance. Or maybe she rescues Miller and gives Sylvie what's coming to her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Confinement, and Death

01melon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

After finishing the book, my immediate impression was that, although being predictable, I still loved it—but, god, that finale. She is powerless therefore her fiancé can't get through to her. Her mum pushed her down the side of a mountain, breaking her leg, and then she got into a car accident while attempting to flee. She's stuck there with her insane mother and dead dad. After going through all of that in just two days, I'm furious because she deserved a happy ending. What the heck?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Minor: Dementia, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

nrivera1282's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.25

Marceau's small serving of horror was a quick and intense trip of dread and hopefulness that smacks you in the face in the final third of the book. It was a great story that could have been made better with small improvements. I knocked it out in one sitting and found myself quite literally sitting at the edge of my seat.

This story does have intense reflections of familial trauma and mental illness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

faye_grace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A chilling novella focusing on an extremely toxic mother-daughter relationship.

For just over 90 pages there were so many scenes that had me creeped out! The author has done a great job at characterisation.

The isolated setting adds to the novella and the sense of being locked in.

Definitely read if you're in the mood for a short (but creepy) horror novella!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Death of parent

Moderate: Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

nika_nix's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow. This was messed up, creepy as fuck and packed a huge punch in less than 100 pages. I am amazed and very, very disturbed. Have I read my favorite horror of the year already?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Stalking

Minor: Miscarriage and Car accident

vixenreader's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Note to self: listen to your gut instinct and never get into a car with your emotionally-abusive relatives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, Lesbophobia, and Sexism

Minor: Car accident and Infertility

Be warned, there is a dead body, controlling parental behaviour, dysfunctional familial relationships, and broken limbs.

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A quick, deeply unsettling read. The atmosphere is incredibly claustrophobic and the events feel frighteningly plausible. It definitely packs quite the punch for such a short novella! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

cursivewolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Car accident, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Car accident, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting