Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Troop by Nick Cutter

45 reviews

gatsbyonabudget's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

A round of applause for this incredible body horror book. It’s a creepy mix of Stand by me and The Thing. Camping trip with the boy scouts on a remote island? Check! Horrible science project gone wrong? Check! Lord of the Flies type chaos ensues? Check! If you’re in the mood to be slightly nauseous and saying “aw hell no” all the time, this is a book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Bullying, and Fatphobia

bellestallard's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Gore, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Body shaming, and Cursing

Minor: Police brutality

caro_mac's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Body shaming, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit, Excrement, and Suicide

spellboundreader's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

PSA: if you are a pregnant woman, and at the stage where you can feel your baby moving… wait until they are born before picking this in up. Learn from my mistake!

If you are on the hunt for a tense and morbid book to read - look no further. Lord of the Flies meets your most disgusting nightmares. I devoured this in a day because I NEEDED answers. This book was worth the heebie-jeebies!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Murder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Cursing, and Violence

poop_scoop's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Murder, Vomit, Suicide, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Self harm, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Bullying

smeagol356's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Mental illness, Body horror, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Animal death, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Fatphobia

alsavini's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child death, Cannibalism, Fatphobia, Gore, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

bites_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I buddy read this with a friend and I'm very glad that I did because I needed to talk about it with someone as I read certain parts of this book. We follow a group of boys and their scout leader as they face the horrors of someone showing up at their camp with some strange illness. The things that happen in the cabin and then in the woods are brutal and really make the kids do things that no one should ever have to do. Some of the kids try their best to act rationally while others... well, they choose to do things differently. I will not say much because this book should be experienced without knowing too much about what's happening. 
Please check content warnings, do not eat while eating, and just read with care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Violence, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Torture, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, and Confinement

actuallyirina's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

Personally, not for me. I found the horror to be more sad than scary, and I felt pretty frustrated by the end of it. Give it a try, it's definitely last paced, but I dunno I don't think I'll be picking up another from this author anytime soon .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Child death

Moderate: Animal death, Self harm, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Medical trauma, and Homophobia

jvr1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Death, Excrement, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Mental illness