Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold

43 reviews

poupimali's review

hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The story is good, Briar is a strong female character but I don’t buy the bodyguard reverse harem. 

Luckily there is a strong stalker plot because as much as I loved these three guys, Glen was my favorite and I wanted to keep him for myself. 
I am not a sharing person after all.
The smut is good and detailed as much as it can be.

As for the reverse harem I preferred Knot so lucky from Trilina PUCCI.

Please check the trigger warning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, and War

bookswithkeke's review

dark lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

grace33's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

jackieyvette's review

tense slow-paced

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

2.75

Yeah I didn’t love this one for Matt alone. He was annoying and overbearing in the worst way. He had a sad backstory I guess, but the way he spoke to the main character, Briar, was a no for me. He just gave the ick so quick with the way he thinks and speaks which sucks cause I did enjoy the other two guys, Kenta and Glen. 
I mean the scenes were written fine I just couldn’t get over my dislike for Matt. 

Crying score: I would cry if a men ever spoke to me the way Matt did out of pure anger. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

tragicgloom's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing 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: Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Sexism

Minor: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and War

aloevera's review

dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Lily Gold writes a great RH but this is the 3rd I’ve read and it’s clear that they all follow a very similar rhythm so it gets pretty predictable in a way that makes me unmotivated to read her other books. I get that she’s got a niche going, but I feel like there must be a way to add some variety in there. 

Otherwise, I mostly enjoyed this book but it’s hard to really engage with the suspense of a stalker when you know it’s gonna be a HEA. I think she writes the trauma elements well, but I just didn’t really buy into the romance of this one, sadly! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ilka00's review

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Blood

nyx_999's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

Overall 2.8/5 ⭐️ 
Smut 4/5🌶
-Diva meets ex-military bodyguards 
-she's actually not that bad but the whole story seems self-centered even if it's not abt her she achieves making it abt her
-fluff was OK it just felt weird bcs I didn't sympathize with her much 
-Not a bad book maybe sometime in the future I learn to appreciate it more 🤷🏽‍♀️
-2 day sitting 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture

Minor: Death

fromundertheashtree's review

dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Torture

scmp73's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

It was fine. Briar was awful at times, which was a result of her anxiety and unhealthy coping mechanisms. The guys were typical LG MCs wit war trauma and PTSD thrown in. Overall, the stalking element added a little more to the book than other LG books I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: War

Minor: Torture