Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

33 reviews

annagerman's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

2.0

Mostly disappointed.
This wasn't bad per se. More like very average. The writing was OK, not cringey but also not particularly engaging. 
The teenaged characters were the most interesting and relatable. The grown-ups were either very dumb and annoying, or simply oblivious. 
The plot was very predictable, and I didn't like that most of the "twist" relyed on pure chance.
Also I didn't really appreciate how the themes of mental health, neurodivergence and domestic abuse/violence were handled.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Pregnancy

booklover_17's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

haykat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

The last third of this book had me hooked. Couldn’t put it down by parts three and four. 

For some reason, I didn’t feel hooked during the first half of the book. I’m not sure why. It could be just struggling to find time to read, but I also think the multiple characters and different viewpoints made it hard for me to follow. I could have used a little character-family-tree!

I would like to re-read the book, because maybe I’ll have more fun picking out any clues set forth in the beginning!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Stalking

I’d even venture to say that statutory rape is insinuated, based on the description of relationships between Mr. Fitzwilliam & students.

butilikeit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

melissa_b_67's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Gaslighting

brynhayes's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Even with figuring out "who dun it," I still raced through this thriller.  I tried listening to this on audio, but with characters named Jenna and Joey, I couldn't follow it.  It was much easier to read in print.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying

savijax's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Pregnancy

atdow88's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism