Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo

88 reviews

reading_something_else's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

I loved the way these characters were brought to life, and the plot was complex and interesting.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Torture

emmykyhil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Gore, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Minor: Cultural appropriation

ali_debookness's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual violence

oliverreeds's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

abbycummings13's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Addiction

kinsportch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Trafficking, Addiction, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Cursing

kingsteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Ableism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Confinement

cleo_wylde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

ara02's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

burnthewitch's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, War, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Trafficking