Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

What Stalks Among Us by Sarah Hollowell

6 reviews

abbeyreads13's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

3.0

I wanted to love this, but it was a little too long and repetitive. I fear the author didn’t trust the reader would pick up on what was happening, it was a lot of telling. Ultimately can’t deny it was hard to get through for me. Read on audio 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Fatphobia and Homophobia

concertconfetti's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

 a little cheesy in places but it's young adult horror. This book is going to be so important for so many teens and its important to me too I think because it's about strong connections and allowing yourself to admit that people have done you dirty. And it's not your fault you were done dirty. Trauma is a maze and you might fight it for nearly a fucking century but you will get out as long as you have love and support and you keep trying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fatphobia

This book is about trauma at its core and how you have to fight like hell to recover.

conina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

jjyork's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

elizabethwebb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

esmewasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

 This was absolutely fantastic, you think you know what's happening just for everything to be different. It keeps you on your toes literally from page 1. There's a beautiful and important message lying underneath the twists and turns and the author did such a good job expressing it. Honestly it's best to dive into this blind as much as possible! The characters were all very well written and developed. I enjoyed this so much! cannot wait to buy the physical copy!

TRIGGERS *HAVE SPOILERS SO CHECK AT YOUR OWN RISK*

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of the book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Murder