Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

El sótano by Natasha Preston

7 reviews

kataya09's review against another edition

1.0

Yeah. I hated this book. Idk if it was the writing, the content, how things went down, etc. I was going to put it down multiple times but that’s my toxic trait, I don’t DNF. I just switched to the audio. That’s the only reason I finished. This was clear not edited well and I’m pretty sure this could have just been taken directly from her wattpad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Torture, Violence, Cursing, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

unprepossesin's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

the book is definitely what it is- a wattpad story on paper. It is fast paced, barely details, and unable to get attached to most characters. It could have been edited a bit better, details couldve been fed to the audience instead of thrown together. I definitely feel like it is half baked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Incest, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Grief, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

is it worth a read? i would say if you are bored

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The Cellar by Natasha Preston was heartbreaking and full of suspense. I don’t find myself to be easily triggered, but even I had moments of severe discomfort while reading this book, so I want to make it very clear that if you’re considering reading it, definitely check out the content warnings before you do. This story is creepy and though it makes an important point to stare on multiple occasions how wrong it is, there is a lot of uncomfortable content here given that our main character is only 16/17 and the man who kidnaps her is in his 30s. I think this content is so unsettling because it isn’t watered down and it isn’t presented to make it palatable. It’s supposed to make you uncomfortable because of how awful the situation is, and it does that almost too well. This book is really fast-paced, and while the timeline gets a little confusing jumping back and forth while chasing perspectives, it was still an enjoyable read. I don’t honk it is my favorite by Preston, but it certainly was a dark, psychological suspense worth reading if you can get past the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Vomit, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Stalking and Suicide

beth_s98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was a well written and well crafted story, I just didn’t think it was for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, Confinement, Trafficking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

morganm1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Sexism, Drug abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, and Blood

jk_lm's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This book was really upsetting to me. Please look up trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Cursing, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, and Mental illness

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking