Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum

3 reviews

marioosa517's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Bullying, and Grief

Moderate: Fatphobia, Cursing, Body shaming, Drug use, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Child death

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Vomit, and Homophobia

sprucewillow's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.5

The idea behind this was cute. The mysterious secret text admirer was what kept me reading.

I enjoyed the story for the most part but the writing ruined it for me. The characters were not realistically written like early highschool-age teens. Reading the dialogue was awkward and cringey, and the internal monologue of the protagonist was as well. That, and a few times in the book there was an uncomfortable description of the protag's sexuality/body that felt really out of place. Topics regarding sex and sexuality are of course topics that can and should be accessible in YA books, but the instances it was used in this book felt objectifying and needless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Self harm, and Drug abuse

knifewifestan's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Homophobia