Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy

31 reviews

jakirby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Miscarriage

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Murder, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Suicide, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

lyndsrj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death of parent, Car accident, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Abandonment

mwhite0226'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Death, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Blood

lak98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Car accident, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

alsndra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Animal death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death

augustpeach_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness

magpie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Death

mimsterzoo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

Compelling story, outstanding character development, heart wrenching, informative and ultimately hopeful. A profound wakeup call on human and worldly levels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Animal death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Miscarriage

Minor: Abandonment and Alcohol

Very relatable characters. Living life with a cause. Indomitable spirit. Overcoming hardship/trauma. Finding hope amidst anguish.

obviousidentity's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Blood, Murder, Grief, Animal death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Sexual assault