Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Beware That Girl by Teresa Toten

4 reviews

jenn_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

Roller coaster of emotions. I had reservations at first, turned around at some point and liked it in the middle for a bit, then it got creepy fast, and then HATED the last chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

The dog lives.

emhromp's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowwww...my head is spinning. This was very, very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol

_azure76's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

As far as psychological thrillers go, this has to be among the best (if not THE best) I’ve ever read. It slowly unfolds and you can’t really trust any of the characters because they all thrive on secrets.

It’s a lot slower than many YA novels, so look elsewhere if you want a fast-moving thriller. This one is all about scheming and conniving, moved by the characters’ goals and dark desires to own each other.

While it’s a really good read (and terrifying as far as realistic stories go) it does throw around a lot of mental illnesses and doesn’t really expand on what they are, which doesn’t do any good for real people who might suffer from those illnesses. It’s the reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars.

Great on all other fronts, though, and probably my favourite read this month.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail