Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

111 reviews

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

zoepagereader's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I got this book out of a blind date with a book. Good, but it didn’t live up to the thriller vibes I expected. I wish the murder had been sooner. I had wanted it to happen early and then have a Clue-style mystery. The plot was still good and I liked the twists at the end, but it wasn’t the murder mystery I had hoped for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, and Mental illness

lembagel's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

i had my suspicions about the ending but i’m bad at guessing endings so i really try not to do it. i loved how this book wrapped up because it was still interesting even after you find out who died and even after you find out who did it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abortion, Violence, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

megritchey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The twists and discoveries throughout were very well done. Wish the ending had been expanded/fleshed out a bit more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, Fatphobia, and Vomit

neinselen's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Drug use, Death, Cursing, Child death, Classism, Child abuse, Body horror, Alcohol, Abortion, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Misogyny, Mental illness, Infidelity, Grief, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Blood

krod97's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Child death, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Bullying, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Blood

melissa_c's review

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Definitely a fun whodunit! The audiobook is great, if you get the chance to listen to it! The book starts off a bit slow at first, but the writing and characterization make it easy to stay invested. I think readers will definitely see that when the plot picks up it picks up fairly quickly, and their mind will be swarming with hypotheses of who could possibly be the culprit(s). The very end was a bit rushed, and I definitely wish there had been some follow through with the character’s storylines. But, overall, a fun and easy-to-read thriller!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

apulsoni's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Mental illness, Bullying, Classism, Blood, Murder, Grief, Death, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Abortion, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

cathh's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Death

jlohnes's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Murder, Cursing, and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness, Abortion, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Drug use