Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Queen of the Tiles by Hanna Alkaf

7 reviews

kh_xion's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

mizreads's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-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

I'd give the first third of this 5 stars. Every chapter I was crying—the prose was so lovely and the way Alkaf writes really grabs you by the shoulders and pushes you face-first into a world of scrabble tiles and grief. It was such a fantastic read for me, dealing with mental health and trauma and grief, and the love of a seemingly simple, niche thing. I have a few issues with how some parts seem to have been flipped somehow, and I think the prose at the last third didn't drive into me the same way the first third did, but I still absolutely love and adore this book, especially as a SEAsian 💙 I'm so happy this took place in Malaysia itself—I could feel myself taking inspiration from the places I've been in SEAsia rather than the US, which isn't something I can say for a lot of the books I've read recently.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Mental illness

vampire_burrito's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Mental illness

aformeracceleratedreader's review

mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Another great book by Hanna Alkaf! I didn't love it as much as "the girl and the ghost" by the same author but still a solid read. I never would've thought I would enjoy a book about Scrabble but here we are! 
Loved the diversity of characters and how it does represent Malaysia/ Singapore/Indonesia region super well. 
It shows grief, how vulnerable/dependant people can be, and how one person can really affect a lot of people's lives both in life and in death. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

etiemens's review

challenging emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Grief

kuri's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

starshynebrite's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

i just finished it in two hours
all i knew about it was that it had scrabble and i never actually read the rest of the synopsis

SO IMAGINE MY SURPRISE
WHEN IT WAS A MURDER MYSTERY THAT GAVE ME INHERITANCE GAMES/KNIVES OUT VIBES AND HOW WE FALL APART VIBES BUT BETTER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Death

Moderate: Grief and Mental illness