Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

58 reviews

lycangrrl's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Violence, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Main character has suicidal thoughts throughout the book and attempts suicide at the beginning of the book, however the the warning of completed suicide is only in reference to MCs aunt.

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

This book was insanely good! Cass and Avery have my heart T^T💕 . I loved reading this book, but it was also quite difficult at times. It really broke my heart how hard Avery was trying, but just couldn’t get any help. I love Cass so much! 💗💗🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈 I thought both of them were kinda relatable xD o^o. 

I was so proud of Avery for standing up to the stupid priest in the end! Also her parents still being supportive of her, even though they were christians made me cry. It was so sweet! Their family in general was so beautiful, because even though they were imperfect the loved each other so much ;-;.

 
Teddy was obviously the best character ;D. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Bullying, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Mental illness, Blood, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Grief, Suicide, and Homophobia

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

boh3mian's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I stated crying when I read the authors note at the beginning and haven’t stopped crying since.
I LOVED IT SO MUCH, ITS LITERALLY PERFECT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Homophobia, and Suicidal thoughts

velokei's review against another edition

4.0

Very sweet, I didn’t fully fall in love with the story but it’s a very good read for people who are searching for meaning in their life and Lgbt people who deal with religious trauma 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

lettuce_read's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, and Suicide

Minor: Racism

miki__reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

"There is no one so broken they are completely unsalvageable. There is no life so hopeless tomorrow can’t be at least a little better."

If you are only going to take one book recommendation from me, this is it. I'm usually pretty selective about the YA I read, but this should be on everyone's list.

Things i loved:
🫶The sapphic yearning 
🫶The mental health rep
🫶Overcoming religious trauma
🫶Self-acceptance journey
🫶The interactions between Avery and her parents

AND ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHILST THERES AN IMPENDING APOCALYPSE!!
This is beautiful and heartbreaking, and I'm freaking speechless. What a book



TW:
Mental illness, depression, suicidal ideation, suicide (not on the page), homophobia, sexual harassment, gun violence, religious bigotry.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

bookcrushin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Religious bigotry

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

F 😭 u 😭 c 😭 k 😭 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Racism

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

Wow. I had this book on my wish list for a couple of months before it came out and read it as soon as I could. The amount of emotions that overcame me reading this are more than almost every book has exceeded, probably since I related so much to at least one piece of Avery, Cass, Aisha, Peter and Georgia but especially Avery. The way she describes her experiences with depression and suicidal ideation, and it’s progression, was so similar to my own experiences- it really got into the nitty gritty rather than just the overarching theme of depression and suicide. The representation from an LGBTQIA+, race/ ethnicity and religious perspective was also wonderful.

The only reason for the 4 stars instead of 5 is that it took me a while to get into the book and I was confused at first with all of the characters being mentioned, prior to the character development which ended up being phenomenal. 

Something else I liked about this book were the realistic portrayals of families who love each other so much, and would do anything for each other but also can cause irreversible harm to their loved ones and be a major source of trauma. 

Also, while the “doomsday” plot is used a lot, the way the impending world destruction was incorporated into the plot was unique as in the book did not center around the asteroid and a journey of survival but rather it centers around family, friendship, reasons for living, and doing what is best for yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Suicide, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Outing, Confinement, Gun violence, Bullying, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cursing

obsessivenerdylady's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Saw this book being recommended and grabbed it up as soon as it was available without really knowing what to expect. It's a little heavy, dealing with thoughts of suicide, confusion of sexuality, feelings of shame, mental health all while dealing with the literal impending apocalypse. 
Very well written, the characters are well rounded and loveable even with their flaws. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Undiagnosed depression, religious guilt, feelings of shame