Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

95 reviews

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

serena_hien's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder

sal_the_cat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

samugranjo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

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

4.25

Teenage me would have loved this book. I still enjoyed it a lot. Its weak part is mostly the ending, and the writing is not a masterpiece. But the characters feel real and raw and incredibly lovable amidst their flaws.

Now, in honour of Tori's blog fever I am gonna finish this review with some emotionally vunerability.
I am going through a depressive episode and it was nice to have something that meant enough for me to go around a bookstore looking for the physical copy, while not stopping the audiobook because I just had to know what happened next. I see myself in Michael in a way younger me would not, and relate to Charlie in ways my younger self was not ready to admit.
Also, the relationship between Michael and Tori was something I wish I had read at a younger age, when I lacked the vocabulary to understand why no matter how many people i dated nothing clicked. I can't take back the choices made along the way trying to yield the assexual feelings away, but I can appreciate how far I have come.
I don't think my mental health will ever stop being something I struggle with, but I also know that things are constantly changing. Just as the bad times keep coming back, so do the goods, and sometimes all you can do is reach out to a friend and just exist. Without any pressures to be happy but also without forgetting that you won't fight depression away from standing in the same place.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, and Alcohol

ringofkeyz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Self harm, and Blood

Minor: Eating disorder and Homophobia

jstarshine16's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

solitaire_and_checkers's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Blood and Alcohol

bookishlybecca's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Blood, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

saskia_ej's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

fyre_flies's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Homophobia, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying