Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal Sutherland

10 reviews

shadeyc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Sweet, sad, funny, painful. Full of triggers - phobia's, anxiety, panic attacks, neglect, physical/mental/child abuse, depression, hallucinations, addiction, suicide attempt. 

I thought this was going to be a bit of black humour and quirkiness, and it ended up making me cry. 
It's very sweet and quite fun, (though everyone is very broken which is kind of full on, but on purpose), and I did like it, but holy shit did this book make me sad. Far more triggering than I thought it was going to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

kenziekat's review

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and Vomit

calamitywindpetal's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child death, Death, Grief, and Murder

suse_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

This book was really nice to read and not at all boring or annoying- which I feared because I haven’t really gotten the hang of YA fiction in a while. The last 50-ish pages were an emotional rollercoaster  and while that’s not at all how I imagined it to work out, I really like it the way it did!!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONTENT WARNINGS INCLUDE SPOILERS. HOWEVER, I THOUGHT SOMEONE SHOULD ADD THEM!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Dementia, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, and Kidnapping

I have added all and every topic I could think of for a content warning and categorized them as good as possible. It might seen a lot, but it partially gets “lost” in the plot. However, please be careful when you’re reading this book!!

ashmak06's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

longstorysteph's review

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit and Murder

Minor: Rape

gottheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

“Everyone we let into our lives has the power to hurt us. Sometimes they will and sometimes they won’t, but that’s not a reflection of us, or our strength. Loving someone who hurts you doesn’t make you weak.”

I picked up this book because I had read House of Hollow by the same author, and the cover and description spoke to me. 
I was sucked in from the first page, finding Esther quirky and weird, with a very active imagination and Jonah adorable and loving. 
Somewhere in the middle I strayed away; maybe because some of the topics hit a little close to home. I nearly didn’t pick the book back up but after a few weeks I was ready to finish it. And I’m so glad I did. The ending wrapped everything up really well, while still leaving parts open to your own interpretation. 
While the character are mostly lighthearted and joke about their problems, this book explored a few different mental health issues in great detail, through the eyes of a girl with a very active imagination. 
I definitely highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to read about different types of love and fear, and explore mental health issues in a really imaginative way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

mintgreenstars's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, and Grief

ella_1203's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

celine's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder