Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Made for Love by Alissa Nutting

6 reviews

jpitts's review against another edition

funny medium-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? Yes

3.5

April 2024
This was so cleverly written and fascinatingly odd. My big thing is that, while I was super invested in Hazel, I couldn't bring myself to give one fuck about Jasper, and a lot of the story was told through his POV.

November 2023
I can't explain why I liked this but I kinda did

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

scifi_rat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

Plot: 3.5★
Prose: 4★
Pace: 3.5★
Concept/Execution: 3.5★/4★
Characters: 3.5★
Worldbuilding: 3.75★
Ending: 3.75★

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Murder

katebrownreads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Murder, Torture, Cursing, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

maggies's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0

A total ride. The absurdity truly jumps off the page, and yet it is still so relatable—quite like Black Mirror, I’d say. Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Death of parent

machinations's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

2.75

huge fan of the show. not a fan of this book. there are very compelling parts that resonated with me, mainly hazel’s emotional state being compounded by

being emotionally neglected by her parents as a child and throughout the rest of her life

. did not enjoy the structure of the book; i wish this has been a novella and had focused solely on hazel. the writing might’ve worked if it had been more sparse OR more focused on characters other than hazel and [eyes rolling] jasper. this book was honestly a let down but hazel is such a fascinating character… and liver was my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Medical content and Suicide attempt

rubi_blue6's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

5.0

Like dolphins? Well you're going to love this. 

This book was dirty, wicked and really, REALLY fun. Alissa Nutting writes in such a way that hooks you even when nothing's really happening. I could never predict the direction this book would effectually take. Throughout I felt myself staring down my phone on the off chance it was listening in; I became fully engrossed in this weird, weird world that felt pretty out-there but also eerily close to home.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty