Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

20 reviews

bookmarkedbyjosephine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Rape

Moderate: Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Genocide and Racial slurs

maddiebusick's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Dementia, and Alcohol

Minor: Colonisation

amy_harboredinpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I was pulled into the story right away, and the narrator was amazing. This may be suggested as YA suspense but I would say more New Adult.  It has some hard situations, and trauma for characters. But was so good imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Car accident

isleoflinds's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Genocide, Medical content, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

parkyparkpark's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

rwmccormic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Torture, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Medical trauma, and Car accident

pamelakluna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Car accident

maclongo21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely a must read! Fast paced and had me on the edge of my seat - I couldn’t put it down. The story is amazing and the plot twists were so good, plus I loved reading the work of an indigenous author!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Stalking, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Sexual assault is briefly mentioned a few times, and there is one in depth (approximately one page) scene of sexual assault. It is not extremely physically graphic, but more so emotionally graphic, which could be triggering to survivors.

abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, Kidnapping, and Car accident

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

4.5

I actually highly recommend listening to the audiobook of this because it contributes to the experience. The narrator really pulled me into the story of this book, and what a story it was. There are so many layers to this story, and they were expertly executed. This is sort of young adult crime fiction, featuring the Native American culture in Northern Michigan. 

The beginning starts a bit slow, but once the mystery picks up, you won't be able to put this book down until the end. Definitely keep an eye out for it when it comes out in March!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Dementia, and Kidnapping