Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

4 reviews

jyllibean's review

There was a certain point where the book stopped making any sense and I was just kind of over it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Stalking, Mental illness, and Car accident

wirewrappedlily's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, Body horror, Abandonment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

nicolinebl's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I've had such a reader's block for the last couple of months and picking up this book definitely solved the problem. It was a quick read because of how incredibly terrifyingly thrilling it was. It picks up a bit slow but has enough spookiness to make you anxious reading it at night and then the real scariness begins. Wonderful writing and very real characters. My only issue with the book is

Spoiler

the decision of them to keep going after their big fight and since they were very anxious about bears and murderers I would have definitely decided to return home. But yeah, that would be a boring horror book I guess. Plus the shared trauma has definitely helped forget the fight and strengthen their friendship. I do think they need at least a gap year for therapy before they do anything else though. Oh, and I wasn't a big fan of the serial killers, they felt a bit too much I guess. Not fully believable but definitely disturbing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Torture, Death, Excrement, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Excrement, Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, and Vomit

jessi_chelsea04's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

The actual friendship of the two constantly contradicts what we're told, and it is constantly tense from the first chapter, it didn't let up. It was just slow to read and I personally didn't enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Torture, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit and Mental illness