Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Child sexual abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Ableism, Murder, Gore, Violence, Death, Child death, Suicide
A Madness So Discreet
by Mindy McGinnis
A rare YA thriller that lets a traumatized girl be brilliant and vengeful instead of swoony - asylum gothic atmosphere, a real murder mystery, and zero forced romance.
goodreads 3.8/5 10,638 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length376 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice0/5
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Cathartic release
- Adrenaline rush
- Expanded empathy
Fantasy promise
- Young adult
- Hospital / medical facility
- Historical
- Gothic
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Dark
- Heavy
- High
- Survivor
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- Mental health rep
- Atmospheric
- Disabled MC
- Eerie
- Intense
- Suspenseful
- Introspective
- Brooding
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Slow descent into darkness
- Plot twist heavy
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Book details
- Length
- 376 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book