Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

You Let Me In by Camilla Bruce

7 reviews

uncreativeoops's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Typical gothic horror that plays around with the ambiguity of the supernatural being real or halluciantions/trauma (and a very good choice of narration style and use of unreliable narrator). Slight pick me-vibes, but the mother-daughter conflict at the end was interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

amcleod's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

This is a dark and difficult book, but an enthralling one. The book presents two possibilities for its events and refuses to choose one, but as they unravel you learn much about the main character and the impact of abuse. The prose and pacing are beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pedophilia, Abortion, Stalking, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Infidelity, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Infertility, Incest, Child abuse, and Death

rachelkays's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

This was a very, very strange book. I was expecting a normal psychological thriller or another normal murder mystery. Instead, this was a really deep dive into childhood trauma, psychosis, and how the mind finds ways to cope. The protagonist is insanely easy to sympathize with and all of her actions align easily with her past and her illness. Everything in this book makes sense, which is so much easier said than done.

It’s a deep dive into psychosis that feels so real. Cassie’s life and imagined details are so vivid and its always clear exactly where they stem from. The Faerie world in this book is so rich and scary. Not going to lie, it really freaked me out. This book was scary, deep, and I flew through it. Overall, I really, really liked it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Gore, Infertility, Child abuse, Child death, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Blood, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

charlereads's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

lou_o_donnell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

saraellenme's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Incest, Child abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

below_average_baker's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide, Self harm, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Blood, and Death