Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand

7 reviews

phaedruus's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Child death

Moderate: Alcohol

skyhazzard's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I’m not sure what to give this so I’m giving it a rating right in the middle. Maybe audiobook wasn’t the way to go and it would have hit more had I read it physically. It was a story of a girl who had lost her brother and her and her family figuring out how to move past that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Suicide

defeating_my_demons's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Suicide

bookcheshirecat's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

“Time passes. That's the rule. No matter what happens, no matter how much it might feel like everything in your life has been frozen around one particular moment, time marches on.”

➽ The Last Time We Say Goodbye is about Lex whose brother died by suicide and left her with a heart full of grief. Obviously, this was a very emotional read as it focuses on Lex's grief and the impact her brother's suicide has had on her family. Her mother is devastated and her father isn't really in the picture anymore, as he's got a new family now. Lex has troubles dealing with her grief and the complicated feelings towards her brother, so she cuts herself off completely. It's difficult for her to keep in contact with her friends and her (ex) boyfriend, as they don't seem to know how to treat her. This book wasn't perfect, but it felt raw and honest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

hannahwillacy's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death

dattk's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity

msaturnine's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, and Abandonment