Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Watching You by Lisa Jewell

33 reviews

_pauline's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Pregnancy

waniojeniyi's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I don't know about this book and I wonder why it has such a good rep here. 

The story dragged for the most part, and when it supposedly picked up, I had lost interest. 
So, we are introduced very quickly to all the residents of Melville Heights. On paper, it is a cute neighbourhood but the book starts out with a murder; so apparently the neighbourhood is not that cute.  

The characters were unlikable and frankly, very weird, re: Joey, Tom, Nicola. I liked the representation of Asperger's in the story but surely, that could have been addressed without Freddie's weird hobby? 

There was a lot going on in this book so it was really hard to focus on the murder that was supposed to be the point of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Pedophilia

natashaball's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, and Murder

ultravioletrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

nahni's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Murder

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia

clarklyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

Don’t have any detailed thoughts about this one, I enjoyed reading it!  It kept me guessing which I was pleasantly surprised by!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah_tani's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

kshy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

brenxbee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

haleybre's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy