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paigeemma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
anna_fyodorovna's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
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: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
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: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment
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: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Dysphoria, 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: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Fatphobia, Suicide, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic
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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Dysphoria
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
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: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and War