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The Good Samaritan by John Marrs
5.0
That was DARK…and my morbid curiosity loved it!🫢
I thought the twists and turns were intriguing and I didn’t really guess any up until the last second, which I still give props for. I think it portrayed the subject manner well. There was one part that referenced bipolar disorder and how a random character “went off their meds and lost it”. That isn’t accurate unless that person goes into full blown psychosis, which can happen to anyone at anytime. If I went off my meds tomorrow, I’d just be really depressed or really manic (irritable/hyper). So yeah maybe the author needs to clarify or do more research on mental diagnoses before sharing those types of reasonings.
Overall I really enjoyed it. Kept me fully engrossed by the 20% point of the book. Marrs is a favorite of mine, so not surprised I liked this one a lot.
I thought the twists and turns were intriguing and I didn’t really guess any up until the last second, which I still give props for. I think it portrayed the subject manner well. There was one part that referenced bipolar disorder and how a random character “went off their meds and lost it”. That isn’t accurate unless that person goes into full blown psychosis, which can happen to anyone at anytime. If I went off my meds tomorrow, I’d just be really depressed or really manic (irritable/hyper). So yeah maybe the author needs to clarify or do more research on mental diagnoses before sharing those types of reasonings.
Overall I really enjoyed it. Kept me fully engrossed by the 20% point of the book. Marrs is a favorite of mine, so not surprised I liked this one a lot.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy