Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

67 reviews

graceorose's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

am not sure what to rate this. But I almost never knew where this book was going. I did have my suspicions, but didn’t have much justification behind it, but a main suspicion of mine ended up being right somehow. Would read more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: War

killmoore_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Had me going there for a minute, bud. The twist got me. 

Truly despicable characters, all of them, and a unreliable narrator trope that isn't exactly what it seems. This was fun, and while I don't normally like books that end all wrapped up with a bow, this one felt complete. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rhgrimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit

epeolatrist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

thekeyescollection's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

leeghlee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

d0505's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, and Vomit

chasingpages1's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

kyriannaj's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

This book was definitely interesting! Quincy seems at first to be a flat and uninteresting traumatized woman, but eventually evolves into something much more. The inner turmoil she displays at not only her current actions and choices but reflections of her past as well develop her into a multi dimensional character worth reading to the end for. Speaking of which, the ending was both as expected and sooo very unexpected! The last third of the book had me on the edge of my seat! My qualms with this book lie with the stereotypical and expected things. Like the boyfriend and other final girls. Even the twist was somewhat expected. I just wasn't as surprised as I like to be with these books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail