Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Crima perfectă. Instrucțiuni pentru fete cuminți, by Holly Jackson

100 reviews

downtowngirlm's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Bullying, Violence, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Blood, Drug use, and Injury/injury detail

kara_giffo2434's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Car accident, Mental illness, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Rape, Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual assault

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book, I read most of it in one sitting and I was sad when I got to the end. I thought that the premise of the book was super unique and interesting. The way the chapters were laid out with the 'production logs' was really fun and I liked that they weren't just for show and you actually learnt stuff that was relevant to the plot through them. I spent the entire book trying to figure out who the murderer was and I want to reread the book and see how many bits of foreshadowing I can spot now I know the ending. I will say though that

Spoiler

I'm not sure I can forgive the author for killing the dog

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I'm really glad that the writer has more books in this series and I can't wait to get my hands on them!

Characters - 9/10
Atmosphere/Setting - 6.5/10
Writing - 10/10
Plot - 8.5/10
Intrigue - 9/10
Logic - 7/10
Enjoyment - 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Stalking, Vomit, Racism, Rape, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Murder, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Medical content, and Rape

reb_vo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

yasaman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Injury/injury detail, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit

mackenzieduric's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, Racism, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/injury detail, Sexual assault, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Mental illness, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent and Dementia

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, Confinement, Grief, Animal death, Child death, and Stalking

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Mental illness, Injury/injury detail, Drug abuse, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Body shaming

Minor: Medical content, Incest, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Car accident, Sexual harassment, Gore, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Gore, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Torture, Stalking, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Confinement

josiebug's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Pip was quirky and relatable at first, but the writer just goes so intensely hard on “she’s a nerd guys!! She’s a nerd by the way! Did you know she’s smart and a nerd and also a witty nerd too” please let this girl have other personality traits, my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal death, Rape, Injury/injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, Bullying, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Death, Violence, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Grief

pinkupengu's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

One of my favorite murder mysteries I’ve read. Had a traditional twist but I liked how it also leaned into the tropes often found in true crime moreso than murder mysteries. Examples like martyring the white girl, blaming the brown person, police negligence, and communities being ruined. Definitely need to read the other two because I need to know how the loose ends come together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Fatphobia, Murder, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Dementia, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Stalking, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Car accident