Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Come Closer by Sara Gran

16 reviews

kcraig73's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely thrilling. This book genuinely scared me. The fast paced spiral into complete insanity, along with the insidious and beautiful nature of Amanda’s possession is completely captivating. This book grabbed me by the throat from the first page and it still hasn’t let go. I absolutely loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Kidnapping

sylvestra's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Forced institutionalization

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Homophobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Classism

It's a book about demonic possession, so there are are a lot of psychosis-esque symptoms, although the main character is not actually psychotic/schizophrenic. This book may be triggering to readers with psychosis, especially those with religious delusions.

madisonhh666's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

raechel's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I wasn't entirely sure what I was getting into with this book, but it's such a fast read without feeling like it was rushed.

This is a bleak story about possession.  This woman slowly realizes she's being taken over by a demon and... that's really what the whole thing is about.  There are definitely some distressing themes and scenes in this so if you're sensitive to some issues be sure to check out a trigger warning list for the novel.

I'll also say that the ending was

more bleak than I usually like my endings, but this felt like a proper puzzle piece fit and Naamah was just so powerful that I don't know how else it could have ended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

samanyana's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I loved this. Nearly a perfect book for me. Creepy and tense. It would have been five stars in not for the unnecessary f-slur in the first chapter. Also if it had been more gay tbh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Homophobia

use of the f-slur.