Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

327 reviews

mmeyer0's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and War

aruthj's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book felt very special. It was an emotional rollercoaster from start to finish and I loved every second of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, and War

beebowbabe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Death of parent, and War

latsin's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, and Classism

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

moriahleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

nschilling10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Writing is phenomenal, great use of figurative language and descriptors, interesting themes about death and making the kost of life, interesting premise.

I kind of hate the characters. I hate Luke. I kind of hate Addie because she seems somewhat inhuman at the end. 

I like my stories more free and happy go lucky and this book is dark in a way that doesn't have a silver lining unfortunately.

I fucking hate that she ends up eith the abusive ex boyfriend. Fuck Luke he's such an asshole and fuck him for ruining her life. He just wants to torture her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

fantomerrant's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

At some point, Addie says she is Eurydice, and her lovers are Orpheus. While this is true, I also got the feeling this was the story of Hades and Persephone, of a muse and a thief. Maybe this is my scorpio moon talking but while Addie and Henry have a beautiful relationship, I felt myself fall for the dark. To me, ultimately  this book is about Addie and Luc, and I wouldn't have it any other way. 

I don't quite know how to express how much I loved this book, how special it felt to read something that has so many bits and pieces that felt like me. 

As an artist, I deeply feel the need to leave a mark, to be remembered. 

As a witch, I found myself in Estele, worshipping the old gods, finding them in the woods, in the moonlight and in the seasons. 

As someone who has had my fair share of trauma and mental health issues, who has always felt everything so deeply, I found myself in Henry's storms. 

This book is so special too because there's little bits that meet my own history like Addie sharing a birthday with my late grandmother, or the story taking roots not far from where I live, and while I started this book last year and forgot it after I put it down, 60 pages in, I believe it was because I wasn't meant to read it until now, when I would truly need it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Suicide attempt

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Grief

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

erikaraz's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic