Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

25 reviews

veronicalathroum's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Such an important, heavy, heartbreaking book. Content warning/ trigger warning for anyone sensitive to discussing suicide or suicidality.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

batmans's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Suicide, and Grief

theoceanrose's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

lava_alva's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.75

I really enjoy the writing style and the pictures in the book. 

At first, I thought the pacing was a bit too slow, but it builds up the story beautifully. The ending was perfect, and the book has left me with a new perspective on life. 

I think this is a book I will return to, maybe when someone I know has died and I need to get my mind of things. I know that sound sorrowful, but I feel like it’s a safety to have. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Child death and Blood

urastrologygf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

3.5

i do love this book a lot. i think it’s a very realistic depiction of the grief and trauma that comes after the suicide of a loved one. because of that, it was incredibly difficult to read. i also thought that the ending didn’t quite match the pacing of the beginning.

i wish that a little bit more time had been given to the phase of caitlyn’s healing where the allows other people in and lets herself be vulnerable. since the ending feels rushed, it doesn’t come across as hopeful as i think it was intended to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Grief

as good at this book is, i highly recommend you avoid it if you have a history of depression, self harm, suicidality, or anything similar. this book brought up a lot of things that i thought i’d gotten past.

annabellely's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

i really loved this book. it meant a lot to me from the mental illness pov, even the authors note kept me emotional and i never read authors notes. i could rly easily fall in love w the characters and could feel for their emotions and pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

issamisha's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Self harm

Minor: Child death

slowdown's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual content

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

5.0

Whyyy was this the cover chosen for the storygraph book page, the limited palette cover I got from the library is so much prettier. Anyway. 
Nina LaCour knows how to stab me in the heart. I loved We Are Okay and I loved Hold Still. I am always pulled into her worlds and her characters' minds. I love reading books set where I live but there's more to it than that. Her characters are human and flawed and always trying their best to be good people and find a way forward. On a lighter note, I now really wish I had a backyard big enough to build a huge treehouse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Child death

This book focuses on the aftermath of a suicide. It contains

diary entries from the deceased character, including a suicide note

lilly_anne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm