Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

10 reviews

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Pedophilia, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

unsuccessfulbookclub's review

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Torture

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

johns6ka's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Medical content

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, and Classism

wilybooklover's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

5.0

This is so soft and tender and sweet. I loved it so much. The affection and intimacy that Will and Martin had was just lovely. I’m a sucker for idiots in love and hurt/comfort and this book had both of those in spades. There is no semblance of a plot, which is not a criticism — I loved the complete focus on these two idiots in their cottage, but for those who love more plot-driven books: this is not for you. 

I did find the Americanisms in this one a bit grating. I’ve resigned myself to the odd ‘gotten’ and missing prepositions in historicals written by Americans (and Cat Sebastian is by far one of the better authors for not having Americanisms in her work), but this even had American wildflowers in it! It’s a testament to how much I loved this book that I’m still giving it five stars despite them. 

I’m so sad I have finished this series because it was cosy and gentle in all the best ways. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Torture, and Death of parent

saukittome's review against another edition

relaxing

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Mental illness, and Medical content

breadbees's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Homophobia, Sexual content, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Confinement, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

emily_mh's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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? Yes

4.25

This was THOROUGHLY enjoyable. The sheer TENSION between Will and Martin was unbelievable. I loved the conversations they shared, especially their pet names for one another. And Sebastian just knows how to write angst like no other. It makes the HEA all the more sweet. Also, the chronic illness rep in this book was so good, it was so nuanced and relatable. My one critique is that Sebastian didn’t write the reactions of the characters to their situations all too well in the first half. Where was the realisation for Will that he was in love with his best friend, and where was the shock and joy for Martin when they got together?

I think that their get together moment needed to be much more sudden and all-at-once, rather than easing into it as it what happened.

The friends-to-lovers trope could have been played up so much more if these reactions were recorded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

heyheyrenay's review

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Torture

water_violin's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness and Sexual content

Minor: Addiction, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

reading_bug's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

I ADORE THIS BOOK. There wasn't a moment of this book where I was bored and it was so cozy and lovely, like a warm hug. Cottagecore and chronic illness representation and demiexuality and no explicit sex! And a whole subplot about finding one's independence, however small and simple! Aunt Bermondsey! Daisy! The writing itself, so crisp and organic! APPALLINGLY SENTIMENTAL TATTOOS!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse