Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

6 reviews

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Vomit

bek67's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I didn't know what to expect but I was hopeful as I love flowers and gardening. And I learned something new-In Victorian culture, flowers were used to convey specific messages to encourage or dissuade the sender. Beyond knowing red rose means love, I did not realize tulips mean passion. So I was very drawn to the idea of this book. It does deal with some childhood trauma and how the main character deals with her current life based on problems of her past. I did get annoyed at her (Victoria) as she made some pretty ridiculous decisions but I stuck with it by reminding myself of what she endured as a child and she was still pretty much a child (18-19 years old). Ultimately this book is about forgiveness and second chances. I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Abandonment

sehwa's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.0

I picked this book up by chance and decided to read it. Victoria is a classic and almost severe example of a child emotionally damaged by the Foster system, this already makes it a heavy read. You meet Victoria as she turns 18 and is left to fend for herself in a world that she had no preparation for. Through the story, you come to understand why Victoria is the way she is and watch her make so many mistakes while she tries to navigate through her new life with her self destructive behaviour. I'm an empathetic person so there were lots of parts of this book that broke my heart however this is a story with a hopeful ending. I don't regret reading this book but it was sad and got slow to read in some parts. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

hayleyp12's review

emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Pregnancy

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Stalking, Terminal illness, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Child death, Cursing, Dementia, Excrement, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

bedtimesandbooks's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Alcohol, Vomit, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury