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cdace8's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts
court_greenwell's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Eating disorder, Blood, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Rape
kyra_joy's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The writing itself was really good , the main character though not really “loveable” seemed to be highly relatable to those with mental illness and who have had extreme trauma until the end. The twists aren’t really ground breaking and the end was kinda meh.
I know the author has a background in clinical psychology but this book is not an accurate look at mental health, the characters are all caricatures of mental illness. And the hospital setting was wild, all the therapists in this book needed to be fired. This needs to be made more clear somewhere, people shouldn’t go into this thinking it is realistic but due to her credentials being included anyone could get the wrong idea.
And the one thing I can’t really get over is the depiction of people with BPD, again I know the author has a background in clinical psychology but she should have known better. They are shown as being cruel, dramatic liars, and I don’t care if some of them are this is incredibly stigmatizing to people with BPD as a whole. I don’t have BPD however I have close friends and family that do and this very much so missed the mark. And even though I enjoyed the other parts of this book I don’t know if I’ll be able to read her other work as I greatly worry about she might depict other mental illnesses.
I want to make it clear that my opinions come from being someone with mental illness, who comes from a background of severe childhood trauma, and adoption, who has not only been in hospital but who have close family that has, and on top of this has a grandmother with a PhD in psychology.
Graphic: Abandonment, Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault
snapeygan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
a_coop's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, Blood, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Suicide, Car accident, and Confinement
monstersinspace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Car accident, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Suicide, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
katyannreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Blood, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, Death, Grief, Confinement, Mental illness, and Child abuse
justkeyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was pleasantly shocked & surprised when I realized what happened and how everything unfolded. This won’t be the last time I’ll be reading from this author.
CW; TW: There are so many; please be warned, ya’ll!!
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Grief
Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, War, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment
jnc20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
Moderate: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Vomit
emzee93's review against another edition
1.5
Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Suicide
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Violence