effys's review against another edition
5.0
Nic Stone created such an amazing story that made me laugh, made me want to cry and really just hit all the emotions. Due to the subject it does have a lot of quite dark moments that could definitely be triggering for some but as someone who has experienced many issues with mental illness I appreciate how Nic Stone didn't try to sugar coat it or act like one person can come along and fix everything, it felt so raw and real.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
mayy_y's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This book really touches on the topic of mental illness (even though the author hates describing it that way) and how it is for the people that experience it, and how it might affect their relationships with others.
Right from the author’s note at thr beginning, I knew I would like this book.
I’m also a fan of text messages in books, and this had a lot of it🤌🏼
So yes, you should def read this book. Be careful of the content warnings tho.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Death, Child death, Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Miscarriage
readwithsophsx'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
3.75
Graphic: Self harm, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death
apeterschmidt's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Mental illness, Car accident, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Bullying, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Child death
mrs_hanna_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death, Alcoholism, Suicide, Mental illness, Self harm, and Abortion
jessicaludden'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
3.0
Chaos Theory follows the growing friendship and romance between Shelby and Andy who are both dealing with their own unique mental illnesses.
This book has such an important message surrounding the stigmatization of mental health issues. I think the mental health representation was written really well. Each character was portrayed very realistically and it was interesting to see how the way their brains function impacted who they were and the people they cared about it. This story was a good way to learn about how different people navigate through life differently. The author does a great job of depicting the reality of mental illness while also not making it a big scary thing that’s sets people apart. I loved seeing Shelbi and Andy’s relationship grow slowly over time and how they were able to find themselves together. Overall I liked this and I liked its message, but there was a lot going on and the dialogue was a little cheesy.
Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House for an ARC of this book!
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Self harm, and Suicide attempt