Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

79 reviews

mxbluet18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Trigger warnings for History is All You Left Me include: abortion, biphobia, compulsions, death, drowning, grief,
homophobia, loss of a loved one; OCD, panic attacks; sex and statutory rape.
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This book follows two main characters, one of whom is alive, and the other is dead. It follows the story of Griffin and his ex-boyfriend Theo. 
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Griffin is OCD, panic attacks and a delusional disorder. And he is in love with his oldest friend Theo, even after Theo has moved on, and even after his death.
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It follows the lives of Griffin and Theo, Wade and Jackson. The way their lives intersected, and impacted on each other, and the impact Theo had on each of their lives too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death, Mental illness, Rape, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Homophobia, and Biphobia

alicia231's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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: Grief, Death, and Mental illness

addyisnothere's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Biphobia and Homophobia

Minor: Abortion

readingelli's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual content, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Questionable teenage decisions,

Griffin considers himself to have cheated on his boyfriend, but they weren’t together at the time

madisone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

This book was one I had high hopes for and it didn’t disappoint. The story is amazing and the characters are beautifully written. The way the book handles grief and loss is amazing and the last chapter honestly made me cry. Griffin was so hard to read about sometimes, but that’s what made the book so raw and memorable. All I know is that Adam Silvera knows how to write a sad book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual content

Minor: Abortion

bunny_bee_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

vampire_burrito's review against another edition

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

2.5

not a bad book, but all the characters were  annoying 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Mental illness

Moderate: Death

tessareads_'s review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I found it engaging but Griffin and Theo are such terrible people and the ending kinda came out of nowhere. It was nice to see the progression of grief and moving on though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

ashsolar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Abortion, and Toxic relationship