Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

4 reviews

unmercifulfish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Yikes. Eugenides has a hard time in this one.

When I read "romance" in the tags, I was worried that the hijinks and intrigue that I enjoyed so much in the first book would be pushed aside to make room of a love story. Instead, the relationship is woven artfully into the main narrative. The two parties

spent most of the book apart

, and yet the

enemies to lovers

trajectory was credible and quite moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Blood, and Vomit

sassmistress's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

mimeflower's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

perditorian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Torture