Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson

4 reviews

narrnaul's review

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

she is so real.
seriously this is a very reflective and emotional book. i’ve never seen someone so accurately describe how your thoughts can generate a sort of mental sinkhole that is very hard to escape and can sometimes feel endless. like that’s literally how i think too whoa!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Sexual violence

selfdubbed's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Rape, and Self harm

tetedump's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Physical abuse, and Vomit

nimmzi's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Post-traumatic is a very raw and impressive debut novel. The main character, Vivian, is fascinating. It is a very character driven story and it can be very tiring and suffocating to be in Vivian’s mind so much, which speaks to the effectiveness of the novel. I especially liked the descriptions of her imagined scenarios. As a woman who spends much time alone I connected with some parts of them. The only thing that brought it down a bit for me was the writing style. I’m looking forward to read what this author brings next. 
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an arc for this work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape