Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Good Girl by Mary Kubica

5 reviews

bella_t_16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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: Death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Abortion

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Medical content

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

He is so poor he never had a Christmas gift, but he was in Boy Scouts. 😂🤣😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism

jwill583's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

hkburke2's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

I read the whole thing, mostly because it was audio and it was recommended to me... This was not tense or thrilling and the racism and sexism and toxicity in the relationships started to feel unintentional which is... Just icky. Not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Police brutality, Stalking, and Pregnancy

dbinfet22's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

Stockholm Syndrome