Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

19 reviews

dilani's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

Had a lot of feelings of frustration and confusion reading this book, but I kept wanting to read more. I needed to read how it ended. 

I will say that Joanne was just too naive for her own good at times. Richard was a dick every time he sided with Chloe during an argument between the three of them. Still had a fun time reading this twisty thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

oliviamichelle_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Child death

rad_reads_123's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal cruelty

kesliejo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Murder, and Child death

Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

33vee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

air92302's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Mental illness

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

i finished this book in one sitting. 
as much as the characters annoyed me, and were truly insufferable, the author really knows how to weave a story together and make it addicting.
definitely a strong recommendation for a thrilling binge read. 

Spoiler

i most definitely saw through the richard misdirect, but it was nice to even question just a little bit what really was going on.

Spoiler

i do wish there had been more done with the aspect of joanne being an unreliable narrator, with her mother’s history of PPD. i think it could’ve been a really good plot device, but it seemed to be put to waste.

the story reminded me of the omen or the good son. 
in its entirety, it’s very creepy, frustrating, and really puts you on the edge of your seat.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, and Fire/Fire injury

sharlapeggy'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Grief, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

greatexpectations77's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

WHEW this book INFURIATED me. There's nothing that gets my goat more a woman not being believed. But I liked it very much, and I really wanted to get to the end. Def stayed up too late listening to it. Ooh it takes quite a storyteller to make me want to have a Spongebob-level freakout. Excited to read this author again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Pregnancy, Child death, Alcohol, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Stalking, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

amieleigh8919's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Death