Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

4 reviews

gwynnfox's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

The complex relationships of war-time is very well written. The magic of the world is easy to understand and unique. They seem to keep forgetting that the main character, who holds thousands of lives in her hands is 16 years old, but the worst part is the supposed romance. There is 0 chemistry between Mare and Cal. Their feelings for each other is unbelievable. The most chemistry Mare ever had with anyone is Maven, and he's a douche and a half. Even Shade and Farley have no chemistry. The pairings don't seem to match up well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

kingspite618's review against another edition

adventurous 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I definitely did not enjoy this as much as Red Queen.

I enjoyed learning about the new bloods and their powers. And I really enjoyed seeing Mare with her family again. But I honestly don’t think I can forgive Aveyard for killing Shade. We had already mourned his “death”, and then we got to know him even better and you kill him for real?! I feel like this was used to do something to Mare’s character but it fell short.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, and Gun violence

Minor: Child death and Abandonment

llsugarspicell's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Abandonment