Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Dying For Christmas by Tammy Cohen

3 reviews

leah08855's review

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

chireadsandchill's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

sarame's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

I read this as it was a pick by my online bookclub. I read a fair few thrillers and don't mind some dark and graphic content but this was just horrible. Put that together with hateful characters and a very weak, convoluted plot that just didn't hang together, and this was my absolute least favourite read of 2021. I only persevered to the end because I wanted to join my bookclub discussion!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment