Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas, Marie Enger

8 reviews

laurens_bookstagram's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

sunkernplus's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

i read this book within a whole night and WOW. wow was i impressed by this book. nadia shammas is a gem of an author and may she ever be blessed to write more and more

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism

yasmin is schizophrenic, and her experience rather overlaps with mine regarding ocd with poor insight and occasional psychotic symptoms due to said ocd, and it at times hits a little too close to home for me, especially the bit about the door. i've had obsessions that turn into delusions like that, and the compulsions to avoid the thing that's making you freak out are absolutely dreadful to the point it worms it's way into your head.

ketallpot's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.5

Very haunting, beautiful story about mental illness, unreality and the outcome of it. Definitely recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

jade13's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Gore

The art is abstract but can amplify the grotesque

vita_ayala's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Body horror

emily_mh's review

dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Body horror, and Vomit

Minor: Blood

robinks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.75

The formatting of text and images was a little hard to follow at times. This story definitely brought up some interesting questions and perspectives though, and I loved the color scheme.

As a fellow therapist, I could not get past Amal breaking Yasmin’s confidentiality with Nia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

keen's review

dark emotional reflective sad

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Mental illness