Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Bring Me Back by Kristen Granata

22 reviews

nuriacarot's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Suicide

dancing_daisy's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

megwilli's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

michaelahoyman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved how this book was a pretty, I don’t want to say “easy” read because I had to look up words every now and then but I like the pace of the book and I loved the characters and the plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

crackedspinereviews's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

 

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Review: I started reading this book after seeing a few Tiktoks about it and I feel like it is very underrated. It paints a very realistic picture of mental illness and suicide and I love how different the two MC’s are. The MMC is a police officer who is kind but a little closed off and the FMC is sweet but not very trusting. One element that I really loved about this book was the budding friendship between the FMC and the MMC’s younger and misunderstood brother. I thought that was a very sweet element to include on top of the MMC’s dad being such a kind old man. The main issue I had with this book was some of the words that were exchanged during the third quarter breakup (which is a trope that I am not really a fan of) were definitely in need of more of an apology because they were way too harsh and out of line. I did like that the epilogue actually resolved all the drama and that it was set a ways out from the end of the story. Definitely a great read if you want to be in your feels!

Likes: discussions about mental health/substance abuse, family involvement, broodingly sweet and helpful MMC

Dislikes: some of the arguments are a little toxic

Tropes: grumpy x sunshine, forced proximity

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

bookcasebee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.0

I wanted to love this but it fell flat for me. The best thing about this book was Leo, he didn’t have enough scenes imo. The writing and dialogue were quite cringe and there was no chemistry between Phoenix and James, it was dry af. But still, it was a quick, easy read with an attempt at showcasing mental health struggles and suicide attempts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicide attempt

mnicolas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

amberleila's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Stalking

This book is a romance, but at its core the author is very open about discussing depression and anxiety, as well as suicidal thoughts and tendencies. If you are a person who is in recovery I’d deeply recommend picking this one up, I think it was deeply beneficial to read the author’s personal statement on her struggles. Read cautiously, read for yourself.

readingstation's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

frantically's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

2.0

I just couldn't stand the writing in this one, it was so boring, felt like a copied "Mental Health 🌻✨" and relied too much on exposition.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis