Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

61 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I was nervous to start HoEaB when I got it but now it may be a new favourite. I even appreciated the lack of explicit smut, but I do hope there is some in HoSaB. I related to Bryce on an unnatural level, I understood her pain, her grief and her struggle to keep fighting. Thank god I have HoSaB to start now! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

Minor: Torture, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

kingrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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 did very much love this book. I ended up staying up all night to finish it before falling asleep 250 short of the end. It is longer than it needs to be but at the same time I like that the investigation is hard and confusion with a lot of dead ends. Like a real investigation.

I always knew Micah was shady and his death was HILARIOUS. I was completely shocked at Hunt’s betrayal. I always knew he’d rebel when he got the chance, but not like this.

This book puts you through the emotional ringer. I like Bryce a lot. I think she’s funny and a straight badass. I’ve seen other people says she’s a classic “I’m not like other girls”, but I don’t see that at all. I see a normal, young woman that likes to party. I don’t use drugs but I know lots of young people use it recreationally and it made Bryce more real to me.

There’s also the obvious consequences of her using drugs the night Danika dies. The revelations of Danika’s death and synth and the Horn were all over the place, but I think that’s the point.

The swearing was also like ridiculously on point. My friend and I swear just like this and just as much, so that was very relatable. This book made me laugh, made me cry, and made me happy. 
I think that Bryce’s grief and depression were also extremely relatable and written well. And it took a whole book for her to get to a better place. I also LOVE that she uses other people’s preconceived notions about her to her advantage. She’s also pretty sex positive, even though it’s clear she does use sex sometimes as a form of self-medication for her grief and as a way to combat the underlying feelings she has about being seen as a “lesser” being. Bryce is badass. She can fight, shoot, and wear all the girly girl stuff women get bashed about on the daily. I like her attitude and am excited to see where the story goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Gun violence, Gore, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, War, Death, Police brutality, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment

connygargiulo's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Alcoholism, Classism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, Suicide, and Vomit

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Confinement, Gun violence, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Fire/Fire injury

megloveswords12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

naomi_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Body shaming, Blood, War, Slavery, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Violence, Sexual content, and Forced institutionalization

manonastrid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

The personal issues each character has makes this book 5/5. The issues targeted you close to home for me and I loved it.  The MC isn't perfect, her flaws are clear and she develops into an amazing MC. Her growth is matched by the love interest as well as all of the supporting cast. The twists this takes were not obvious and I literally binged the last half in 3 days. The first half is slow because of world building and stage setting. But I didn't find any filler, everything was necessary to the story. Sarah J. Maas has written probably one of her best books in House of Blood and Earth. I cannot wait to drive into House of Sky and Breath!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Violence, War, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

pagesbycaroline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Drug use, Sexual content, and Drug abuse

Moderate: War, Abandonment, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

hitheremynameislisa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Violence, and War

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kutub_qahwa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

New favorite book, wow! I can't even begin to explain how good this book is. The characters are amazing, the plot is filled with twists, whenever you think you might know what's going on YOU DON'T, the emotions and themes present in this book are so raw, the world-building is absolutely magical. I thought having technology and magic be present in the same world would be tacky, but far from it. Will add more/clarify as soon as I cam think coherently about this book.

Full disclosure: I spent the last 200 pages yelling, crying, and taking deep breaths. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War