Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

78 reviews

keelirae113's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Homophobia, Classism, Outing, Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual assault

taryn_g's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Biphobia, Racism, and Outing

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Mental illness

voidature's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

the premise made me wonder if i’d like it, but this became my comfort book so quickly. truly an incredible book. it felt like reading a warm hug and somehow i walked away from it feeling a little patriotic.

the plot was so well-developed and set up a fantastic amount of foreshadowing that i picked up on but dismissed and realized later that i shouldn’t have. plot twists that were somehow shocking but believable, and not too high stakes that the resolution felt rushed or underwhelming.

the characters are so endearing, and alex is such a fun narrator. i wish we had gotten more pez, though!

Spoiler

i wanted to see more of him and june together. and i loved that it acknowledges the complexities of voting populations amidst what felt like a very idealistic political world even despite it all, and i loved the touch of the texas binder. it managed to keep the plot feeling grounded even with everything happening around us.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Cancer, and Mental illness

Minor: Racism, Homophobia, and Drug abuse

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Biphobia

Minor: Abandonment, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

stephmcoakley's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Death of parent, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Car accident, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content

katyfayyyx's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

5.0

Make America Gay Again! 🌈

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Death of parent, Homophobia, Grief, Mental illness, Outing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Racism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Terminal illness, Classism, Sexism, Colonisation, Sexual assault, and Slavery

3ndt4p3s's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted tense slow-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

3.0

i’ve been trying to finish this since 2019… we did it joe

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, and Mental illness

rubadubindabathtub's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Stalking, Religious bigotry, Drug use, and Drug abuse

karly_ackley's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Outing, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Racism, and Homophobia

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

sammyy_3's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Outing