Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

135 reviews

rsagarin's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Ableism, Car accident, and Child death

Moderate: Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Misogyny, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

3.75

This book is really well paced, the short chapters keep you engaged and the writing style is easy to follow. Whilst I would argue one of the main twists was fairly easy to guess (if you read thrillers regularly) I did not see the ending coming and for that reason did not feel disappointed. It’s a thriller worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Infertility and Stalking

megan_mac_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Wow! I didn't expect to love this book so much! The main character captured my heart right away (and surprisingly there were many parts that had me laughing out loud which feels so inappropriate for the themes of the book, but this author is very gifted). Couldn't put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Car accident, Murder, Stalking, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infertility

bessadams's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Child death, Blood, Stalking, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Confinement

frozenheartv's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.5

 4.5 stars 
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗 

🧠 My thoughts 

What a ride! I rarely see a crime, mystery, or psychological thriller this well-written. Everything was fleshed out in detail. It was captivating, intriguing, and gripping. The story kept me guessing until the end. To be honest, it was not super hard for me to guess what was going on but it wasn’t super sure during the reading because of the author’s splendid writing skill. I’m eager to check his other book! 

However, this might be my first time reading a book with an unreliable protagonist and everything was too chaotic for me sometimes to follow. The story kept jumping back and forth without any warning. I thought that if I were reading it would be easier than listening to the audiobook. The book was also pretty long, I felt that some details could be more concise. 

👍 What I like 

• Captivating and intriguing storyline
• It feels like every detail was planned carefully
• Excellent writing skill

👎 What I don't like

• Too chaotic sometimes. The story kept jumping back and forth without any warning
• The story sometimes felt a bit lengthy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

cedaly22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

callistabanks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

This book was actually really good. There were a couple of twists, I saw a few of them coming, but the end one got me good. I did not expect that ending at all. It was a wild ride and I loved having it come from the perspective of Anna, she seemed a tad unreliable because of the pills and the alcohol but it made it super interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Alcohol, Violence, Alcoholism, and Addiction

Moderate: Child death, Medical trauma, Drug use, Stalking, Grief, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

andiethegreat's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book was INCREDIBLE. I was not expecting to finish it as quickly as I did, but I legitimately could not put it down. 

The pacing is incredible, the main character is witting and intriguing, and the plot was truly intriguing. The twists were wonderful, and the references to classic movies were absolutely fantastic. Man. The hype is so deserved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Death, and Gaslighting

mj_86's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Addiction

k_coston's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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: Drug use, Alcohol, Addiction, Stalking, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder