Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi

16 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

this was wild. the plot twists just kept on coming. i feel exhausted (in the best way).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Gun violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, War, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Vomit, Torture, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Confinement, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

fia_nakrisha's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

No words can express the shock and pain this installment caused.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual content, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Alcohol, and Torture

linearev's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

Oh Well

There was a bit more Warner, which was great. But mostely its just juliette doing something she shouldn’t be doing, and we all know it. And then just the collapsing bruding “you always lie to me” again and again. I’m tired of asylum Juliette and I’m tired of the most earth shattering sucking clif hangers at the end of the books. So yeah. That’s where we at. 
Mostly I think it was okay because the last one was great. But I hope it’ll be better now she is nolonger kidding herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death

aysha_blake's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Death, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Torture, Gun violence, War, Transphobia, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

melist6's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Transphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Kidnapping, and Racism

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

komaedacoffee's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Confinement, Transphobia, Vomit, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

kynthebookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a roller coaster of emotions and the plot was just so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, War, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Islamophobia, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Kidnapping, and Torture

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi was just as fast paced as the first three books in Juliette’s story. I love being able to see the other side, as well as the edition of Warner’s point of view. I feel like this book allows us more insight into both characters, and allows us to see Warner’s pure feelings. I also think these books are a great representation of mental illness, and living through them. This was a really fast and quick read, much like the other before it, and I’m really excited to see where this series goes from here! If you’ve enjoyed the first three in this series, it’s a safe bet you’ll enjoy this one, too!  

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Blood, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction

avery_hutchinson's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

The main character seems entirely unprepared for the situation, and some characters were downright annoying, but I liked how the story flowed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness