Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Confessions by Kanae Minato

71 reviews

_meganrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

WOW, the varying perspectives in this were equally horrifying and disturbingly fascinating. The storytelling in this was very unique. Overall 3.75 ⭐️ read for this dark thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

duskx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic friendship

read_with_riley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

lesyeux_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

rionstorm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

This book wasn't what I expected and it kept surprising me. They handled a few topics in ways I wasn't the biggest fan of, but overall it was written in and interesting way and I didn't see the twists coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Violence

CW:

terrorism

allison_18's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

soniaa5's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

dusk025's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

This book answers the question:

what if the most toxic people within a 10-mile radius, including several children, just started beef for no reason and killed each other?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

ra22ouille's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

A harrowing account of revenge, dysfunctional families, and mob mentality. This was a real page turner for me, the fast pacing was engrossing and I loved how it was formatted with different characters telling each part and through different mediums (epistolary, phone call, journal, etc).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood