Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

57 reviews

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia

geerbeer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Het is heel queer op een superfijne manier en er is iemand met een glazen oog, maar verder is het geen heel diverse groep mensen lijkt het. Super leuke manier van schrijven en meta-dingetjes in het boek, daar houd ik van. Veel gelachen, klein beetje traantjes gelaten en vooral gewoon genoten van de cozy vibes en interesse in de 'main maar toch back-up story line' over het wrak.

Pro tip: Lees niet de Nederlandse vertaling!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Death, Homophobia, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

It's obvious the author isn't '...'phobic, it's a very queer book. But there are some mentions of queer people not being accepted by others.

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

Honest and emotional and full of love. This book about siblings, and friends, and first loves encapsulates a true coming-of-age novel. It’s well-written — sometimes funny, sometimes gritty, sometimes tender. You can’t help but love the characters and their quest for finding a sunken ship that built an entire town. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

ixris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

4.5

A slow read with a complicated main character and a warm secondary cast. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

howdyjordan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

I may return to this at a later date,  I just need to concentrate on my physical books right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

ramunepocky's review against another edition

I wanted to like it so bad and I just don't, its simultaneously interesting and so so so dull, I wanted to care, but I just don't, the prose is very well written and the characters are okay, tho I absolutely cannot stand the protagonist, so maybe thats my major issue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

lilifane's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

I had a totally different idea about the plot of this book. I might have mixed it up with something else and since I don't read synopses, I was really surprised what this book was actually about. And pleasantly surprised even because it has so many things I love to read about. 
A small coastal town, family history, mystery and adventure, a treasure hunt, sibling dynamics, a friends group, LGBTQIA representation. And I really really enjoyed the majority o the book. The main character went through some hard hitting things and made some questionable decisions, but I still enjoyed reading from her perspective. 
I was disappointed by the last quarter of the book, though. The plot didn't really progress, and then it was suddenly over, but the ending took half an eternity to conclude. Weird pacing and I get the focus was on some important topics, but still, the rest was just forgotten somehow. 
But yeah, still liked and enjoyed the majority and the atmosphere was perfect for a summer read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

mads1706's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I just don’t think this book was for me. I can see why a lot of people like this and I did like the topics discussed, but that being said I didn’t love it. I thought the characters were honestly annoying and the  “quirky” style of character was too much for me. As for the romance I thought it was cute, but I honestly didn’t like how they tried their friend(also violet totally had feeling for him, but that just disappeared). I also wish that we got to see more of Sam and violet and their relationship develop and grow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail