Reviews with content warning for Mental illness - Mary: An Awakening of Terror

Please make sure to read the trigger warnings in the Authors Note. I love horror but damn that one part had me put down the book and take a break for a little bit.
Otherwise, A+ on the themes. Pacing was solid until the end of the book.

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ashnbone's review

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dark tense 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

5.0

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stacemake's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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the_antler_queen12's review

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5.0

This book is a modern day masterpiece , the way its written made me surprised a man wrote , Mary is infuriating, reliable and monstrous all at the same time that commented on the treatment of midaged women is done so well while the novel still puts you at the edge of your seat espilly the last hundred pages , the books gory it is a horror but it's also beautiful , the books afterwords deserves a mention as it is beautifully written. A must read for women and men of all ages .

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gerrakay's review against another edition

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I cannot stand to listen to this any longer. I have not enjoyed this book. The brief glimpses of what could become an interesting plot are completely eclipsed by how unbearable the main character—and the voice with which she is written—is. Mary's narration could be reduced to be, hell, at least a third less dense and it could approach being bearable, but then I'd still have to slog through the Feminism 101 postulations on womanhood. I appreciate the effort in fore-fronting women's issues but I'd appreciate adequate editing more.

Those glimpses of plot we do get imply a very dull one. I read other reviews, including spoilers, and I was correct in assuming I guessed the story line from the start (which frankly I think was intentional since it is so overt, but that would suggest that the journey is the point, and the journey drags because it's so fucking long and the main character sucks so bad that it's just an exercise in misery).

Hate to be a hater but I hate it.

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luvbg1031's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Nancy got thr short end of the stick! Phucked up!

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alinalou's review

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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