Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hide by Kiersten White

19 reviews

ezwolf's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This was kind of like Cabin in the Woods meets the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. But queer and with a dash of found family. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gore, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, and Sexism

gellyreads's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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

4.25

Overall, this book is really fun. It can get pretty preachy at times, but it doesn’t wear on me in a bad way. It’s just noticeable. I got a bit frustrated with the

monster concept. I loved the idea of invisible monsters and that it represents privilege and trickle-down economics, and how this country and the mostly white elite has prodigies off of slavery, bipoc, queer, disabled, and poor bodies. I just wish the description of the monster once it wasn’t invisible was cooler.

The amount of characters and the POV can be a bit jarring at first, but this grew on me. I also think the first half is weaker and a bit too slow for me compared to the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Classism, Ableism, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: War and Rape

emalda's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Child death, Confinement, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Gore, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Chronic illness, and Blood

Moderate: Racial slurs, War, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Racism

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Racism, Classism, Ableism, Homophobia, Infidelity, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

darquedreamer'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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Exceptionally creepy and disturbing. This would make a really cool movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Racism, and Violence

minaopal's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide, Racism, Death, War, Bullying, Murder, Child death, Gaslighting, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, and Alcoholism

souymuilk's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, Gore, and Death

bluelillybooks's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was totally not what I'd expected, but in a good way?

After a very mysterious and intriguing prologue, the first two chapters felt rushed to me. We get introduced to a bunch of new characters, including the 13 others canditates of the game and the main character, as well as the host of the game. That's a lot of information to throw at a reader in the first chapters of a book! I get that this tempo might throw some people off, but believe me it. is. worth. it. And I totally get now why we had to rush through those first character portraits (but would 20 more pages really have hurt? i think not). 

The plot picked up quick and I was immediately immersed in Kiersten White's world. I liked how I didn't care for some characters and cared a lot for others, just like our main character Mack does. Following several characters' point of view into their hiding places increased suspense and helped the reader put together clues before Mack could with the little information she had. 

Can I just say without spoiling anything that I love Brandon and he deserves the world and I'd come live with him in his grandma's house and play games with him and eat pizza and knit him a Christmas sweater and make friendship bracelets ANY DAY.

Also, lesbians! Also, Greek retelling! What's not to love?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Gore, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

carleneb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Violence, Cursing, Classism, Child death, Abandonment, Racism, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Grief, Gore, Death, and Blood