Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell

41 reviews

arlaubscher's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment

frannyd's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

gentleprocrastination's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

notpresent22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is a very solid middle book. I’ll confess if it wasn’t for the characters who I have deeply loved since reading Carry On I doubt I would rate the book this high but I am biased. 
As before Rowells dialogue is funny and concise and the plot is perfectly fine. It does however make you feel like the story is incomplete and as I read and finished this before the third book was announced I was left somewhat disappointed in the conclusion. However with the context of the third book this is a perfect segue. Bridging the gap between books and offering a new backdrop to the adventures of our four main characters after Watford 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

breadbees's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

courtnoodles's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

THIS is what I wanted Carry On to be. Big and silly, dumb and fun, not too serious, but all heart. And hella gay.

Whoever said this was disappointing didn't read the same book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Police brutality, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror and Stalking

abcdfangirl's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

a_islandcriptid's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Violence, and Alcohol

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Brilliant but devastating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail