Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

That's Not My Name by Megan Lally

4 reviews

greatexpectations77's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

I loved this book so MUCH. It's rare that I feel such love and tenderness for male characters, but Max and Drew just stole my heart. I cried so much at the last few scenes lol I thought it was a really smart depiction of trauma and grief and kind of the community mob mentality of being totally for or totally against you. Drew was so steadfast in his search, and Max was such a helpful himbo, and it was just so great. Cannot WAIT to see more from Ms. Lally.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, and Physical abuse

Minor: Stalking

nemonobody11's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Major spoilers!!!



To begin with, I must say that I was able to predict one of the plot twists early on. Specifically, I surmised that the man responsible for kidnapping and murdering young girls was doing so in an attempt to find a "replacement" for his deceased daughter. However, I was uncertain of how the author would incorporate the fate of his daughter into the story - whether she had passed away tragically or fallen ill and he was seeking out girls who resembled her. It took me some time to realize that the perspective of Madison, one of the protagonists, was not that of Lola, but rather of another girl who had been taken captive. I believe the author skillfully executed the plot twist and built up to the final reveal quite effectively. All in all, I found this story to be quite enjoyable and would be interested in reading more from Megan in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Stalking, and Mental illness

amalauna'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

You might see the end coming for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, Violence, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Car accident

jlhunkins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking