Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Salvation Day by Kali Wallace

6 reviews

kg_chickadee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

sprout_monster's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

There is so much going on in this book and so the part I was most interested in (what went wrong on the ship) was burnt out quickly to make room for everything else. I liked the commentary but some people might find it a bit heavy handed? For me I like for it to be obvious and here it was obvious imo. Also I had no idea this book is about a cult and I kinda get the title, but it doesn't quite fit. Idk, I think it would've been better to just make the book about a cult trying to find salvation in the stars and it going wrong and not also about what went wrong on the ship cause that part doesn't really fit with the title.
Also in the end we didn't really get answers. For me I think it makes sense that everything isn't clear and that there are at least some things that aren't just immediately obvious to the characters, but for people that want to completely understand everything then they won't like it.
Also there is little to no romance so for people like me that don't want romance in their books will like that.
Fantastic job world building without a bunch of exposition.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Self harm, and Violence

a lot of people cut up their arms to try to get something out, but that might be triggering for self harm

redstorm26's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

I thought this book was going to be annoying at first, but it got interesting real quick. There was a sub-plot that bored me until it became relevant to the main story. I wish a few of the secondary characters had more development, but I thought it was good overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Toxic relationship

spiralinghallways's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, and Mental illness

elidyyr's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

5.0

No other book has made me feel as cold and creeping a dread as this. The interludes added beautifully to that, and the ending was deeply satisfying!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

boglord's review against another edition

dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Medical trauma