Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Cold Case Academy - Ein mörderisches Spiel by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

17 reviews

emoryjoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

It very much feels like a book of its time. YA meets Criminal Minds. Cassie is not what I would call a compelling character but I would say the ending is a solid twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

zoilac's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, and Mental illness

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.5

Pretty mid, but works as a refreshing change of pace from all the big fantasy books I've been reading.

Unfortunately, suffers from teenage angst and predictable plot.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

zalikawashere's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

huddlestonmaeg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Super cute book!!! Very youth adult writing and a lot of criminal psychology which I loveeee! It was super easy to read and the characters were super lovable. There wasn’t a lot of writing spent on world building (not a fantasy just a thriller with slight romance) but somehow it also did not dive deep enough into getting to know the characters like I wanted so I’m super excited for the rest of the series. So sad I didn’t read it as soon as I bought it either lol. A plot twist some might see coming but also not see coming whatsoever. (SMALL SPOILER) like I knew someone close to her is going to be the murderer and leaving her the boxes, but I really didn’t think it’d also be a family member!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Stalking

maecar's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

5.0

One of the best YA series I’ve read and that includes the inheritance games.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

serena_hien's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture

rabfar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

Great book over all , the plot twist was definitely unexpected, loved the characters and will be reading the following books . This book in particular was definitely an easy read due to the authors interesting writing style. However my reasoning for 4 stars was the predictability of the minor incidents that occurred

eg, the villains gifts or dying the hair red

(justice for Sloane) lol 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Mental illness

Minor: Grief

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

savreads28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail