Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Der seltsame Fall der Alchemisten-Tochter by Theodora Goss

5 reviews

ijustreallyliketrees's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-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

2.75

I enjoyed the story for the most part but wasn't keen on the characters constantly interrupting the story and by the time I got to the end chapters I was skimming the words instead of properly reading. Not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal cruelty, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Gore, and Animal death

Minor: Suicide and Mental illness

elizalavenza's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, and Gore

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

beca_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

Overall I did enjoy this book, it took me a while to get into the story, but it turned out to be a pleasant read. We follow Mary who has just lost both of her parents and is left with very little money. A series of murders happen in London which may have a link to the death of her father and a society which he was apart of . She ends up help Sherlock to solve the mystery, and along the way she meets different girls that had fathers that experimented on them. This book left me wanting more, and I hope to get to the second book soon.  This book is best described as historical urban fantasy, as there are fantastical elements to the book, this would be perfect for those that enjoy Neil Gaiman's work, and maybe Erin Morgenstern. Goss also interweaves a collection of classics including Frankenstein into this book, and the history of Mary Shelley.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Violence

visionsoforchids's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

hward's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Suicide, Mental illness, and Medical trauma