Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Just Like Mother by Anne Heltzel

26 reviews

charlizardbookboi17's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Y'all, this book stressed me all the way out but MAN! What a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Rape, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Self harm, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Trafficking, and Suicide attempt

ridebikes_readbooks's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abortion, Car accident, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Infertility, Child death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Murder, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death

kerresa's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Murder, Pregnancy, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Violence

jillaay_h's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Medical trauma, Body horror, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, Blood, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

cheyennemarie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I went into this very excited. I enjoy reading about cults and looks at fictional cults are fascinating and allow the author to come up with the most convoluted and intriguing storylines possible. 

The problem I had with this is that it became too predictable. The first 1/4 of the book was fairly intriguing if a little slow, but once the story picked up I was able to predict each thing that would happen next. Everything that was supposed to be a twist was something I had already said “oh this is going to happen next”. My other problem is that a what was sold as a big piece *spoiler* the dolls, ends up being unimportant and feels like a thread that goes nowhere. < /spoiler>
Overall this book was okay. Nothing amazing, but not unreadable either. I think those new to thrillers and mysteries would enjoy it more than I do.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape and Toxic relationship

selfdubbed's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Infertility, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

stocker09's review

dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Abortion, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Death, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Violence, Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Blood

jazzsilvestri's review

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Rape and Violence

chyina's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Rape

erickaonpaper's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

i'm forgetting how this book was put onto my radar, but nonetheless - i was drawn to it, and now, here we are. i think there was something about this title, and wherever it was recommended to me, that had me interested in motherhood and cults. although this wasn't as horror-driven as i was hoping, it was still a decent read. i will say: someone had criticized maeve's naivety and gullible attributes - my argument against that is that while that was a very frustrating character choice, i think ultimately it is a reverting to a childhood trauma where she could trust the person who's never given her a reason to distrust her (in this case, her cousin). if you're into a bit of a slower-paced read with some solvable twists and suggestions of motherhood and its affects on the matriarch, i'd suggest this one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Torture, Murder, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Car accident, and Child death