Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Chaos Theory by Nic Stone

24 reviews

jupitersuns's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Amazing book! It talks about mental health that a lot of people should take time to understand. I could have read it in one sitting if I had had the chance but I work a lot so I couldn't :( 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage, Car accident, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

jennneely82's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.25

Another good one written by Nic Stone. In this book she tackles mental illness and alcoholism and how it affects a relationship between two recent high school graduates.  Open your heart and mind to people struggling with illnesses and diseases you may not understand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy

mamaofperfectpayton's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lauding_42's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicide, and Car accident

mayy_y's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I love books that are entertaining and equally educational. 

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage

serendipitysbooks's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

 Chaos Theory is an enjoyable YA romance featuring Shelbi and Andy, both really likeable characters. This is a quick read, partly because parts of it are told via text messages between the two. Being a quick, enjoyable read does not mean this book lacks substance. Far from it. It tackles serious issues including mental health, self-harm, grief and alcoholism. The mental health storyline was especially strong and I loved the way the author broke the fourth wall between her and the reader. She not only shares some of her own experiences with mental health, but interrupts the story to include a direct message to readers about how they should and should not treat people in their lives with mental health struggles. Readers are often told that learning about an issue via reading isn’t enough; they need to take action in their daily life. Nic Stone ensures her readers know some of the things they can do, and she encourages them to do so.An added bonus in this book is seeing the hypocrisy of conservative right-wing politicians called out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, and Grief

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Super fast read and one of the best portrayals of young love and mental health struggles I've seen in YA. I love how smart and talented these main characters are and how even the secondary characters get nuanced, realistic portrayals.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

rebekah_t's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

laheath's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.25

Excellent dual POV representation of mental illness (like the author, I hate that term too), as 2 teens also deal with all the normal pressures of school, family, and romance. Their individual stories are actually more complicated than average, including a parent running for political office, death of a sibling, changing schools 3 times in as many years plus a cross-country move, and having a parent famous for writing steamy urban romance novels. One of them already knows how to protect herself and isn't ready to let anyone else in and the other needs someone to show him he's worthy of being loved before he goes too far in hurting himself or someone else. Great characters in their support systems too, although one had too many issues of her own to be helpful.

I was so glad to hear the author's note included in the audiobook. Heads up, for those who usually skip this, the story continues after this, so don't think it ended abruptly (can't say if the format is the same in the print version).

Lots of trigger warnings for this book, so read with caution, as the author mentions in her intro note. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Eating disorder, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

singinlibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

5.0

I listened to the audiobook and it was FANTASTIC. Nic Stone and Dion Graham narrated this perfectly. Everyone has something that they are dealing with on a daily basis, so always be kind. Mental illness is VERY REAL and is something that should be talked about. I appreciated Nic Stone and how she put everything in our faces. There was so much to take in with this book. I would just encourage others to read or listen to it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt