Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Angelfall by Susan Ee

19 reviews

celery's review against another edition

None of the characters are likable. I couldn't understand how there was any chemistry between the two main characters and the protagonist was someone I couldn't root for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

jacquibear's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, and Medical trauma

nicolewhopickedthisbook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-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

4.0

This is definitely a twist on the YA dystopian genre. I honestly didn't think it would be as dark as it was for a YA novel. It starts off with a bang and doesn't stop. It's a sprint to the end and your adrenaline is going and there's just a hint of conspiracy to give it another layer. And that ending? gooseflesh and tingles on the back of my neck... yeesh!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kidnapping, dissection, and experimentation on children

monareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Cannibalism, and Murder

shaynemclachlan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

gcaron0328's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.0

Even though I liked it, I have a couple criticisms. One being the demonization of schizophrenia and the other being sl*t shaming.

the main character’s mother has schizophrenia and this is demonstrated by the mother being extremely violent and not mentally sound. It is hinted that in the past she injured her child in such a way that the child can no longer walk. The main character cannot reason with her mother. Much later in the story, the main character has to wear a revealing dress in order to get into the enemy lair. She refers to the outfit as sl*tty and judges the other women there who are wearing similar outfits in order to get the good graces of the enemy. It also is very anti-s*x work in that scene.<\spoiler> despite all this, i still liked the book and im excited to read the second one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

summera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

chloheyyy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Child death and Mental illness

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Sexism, and Trafficking

valereads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Bullying