Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena

89 reviews

millywebster's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

fharyya09's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

She just killed her former friend but I also think its not her fault because maybe she just did that because of her illness but I'm glad that Cora is back with them safe and sound.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Toxic friendship

what_courtreads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming

momto3wildboys's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

natashaball's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

2.5

This book is littered in tropes, and the characters are pretty one dimensional. It leans a lot on making women seem crazy and villanizing mental illness. All for a plot arc that isn't very twisty or thrilling in the end. It's very dialogue heavy so it reads fast, at least.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity

cnannery19's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

erickadishion's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

snschwartz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

aquariusvintage's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness and Vomit