Reviews

Juliet the Maniac by Juliet Escoria

samagra's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

niicoleanne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

An extremely raw and emotional read

readsfordee's review against another edition

dark hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

monies's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

rbuxshid's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual violence

avery_05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

books_plan_create's review against another edition

3.0

While this title is in fiction, it is actually an account of approximately 2 years of the author's life as she deals with her mental health.

I appreciated the candidness of what she went through; the personal letters, drawings, health records, etc were a nice touch that helped you see the validity of the story.

It was a fairly quick read-I started it last night and read three quarters of it before I passed out.

xokristim's review against another edition

3.0

RTC

hannahgiven's review against another edition

5.0

While this book was really good, I wouldn't recommend reading this unless you have really stable mental health and have no issues with (or consuming intense material about): self-harm, suicide, psychosis, mental illness, or drug addiction.

meganholtzapple's review

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this, especially as someone who’s been in a nearly identical situation. I found Juliet’s struggles very relatable and the ending was really nice. I wish there’d been more discussion of the abuses that occurred at her school, since it’s such a common occurrence and the book is autofiction. I loved the realistic  bonds that the kids at the school formed with each other. There are very graphic depictions of self harm and suicide throughout, so be careful if that’s triggering for you.