Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado

6 reviews

begumisu's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Murder

mtnest's review

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

paperquilt's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content

ithladin's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, and Police brutality

morethanmylupus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If you're a fan of Criminal Minds and books or shows in that vein, this may be a good pick for you.

I can definitely see why this was such a runaway hit in Spain and other parts of the world before it ever got translated to English. I would read more books in this series. The plot was compelling, if it a little slow at times, and I couldn't wait to get to the answer. I read a lot of thrillers, but I was barely staying ahead of the main characters as I tried to figure out the answer.

This is a darker style of thriller. Things aren't sugar-coated or glossed over, but the grittiness is is part of the story and I don't think this book would work with out.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Police brutality

veroer's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Abandonment