Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

20 reviews

nerdysread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful relaxing sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Merci aux édition actusf pour m’avoir envoyé un service presse du livre. Je dois avouer au début j’étais dubitatif. Mais WoW ce fut un coup de cœur. Les personnages sont juste géniaux et clairement la force de ce livre, enfin heureusement c’est un livre centré sur eux. Et ce slow burn. Et les scènes, et les émotions par lesquelles ont passent. Bref parfait. Surtout après avoir vu TLOU

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

planner5002's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

3.75

This book was kind of slow, but it was entertaining and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

This book is about a pandemic, and it doesn’t hesitate to use gore. It’s a good read, but anyone squeamish whose worried about getting triggered by the content might not want to read it.

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Classism, Blood, Murder, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Animal death, Gore, Medical content, Homophobia, Suicide, and Hate crime

Moderate: Racism, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Kidnapping, Bullying, Torture, Outing, Misogyny, Ableism, Vomit, Stalking, and Police brutality

hylian_narwhal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Homophobia

Minor: Abandonment and Confinement

booksbutmakeitgay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Violence

manic_mantis's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This is one of those books that will leave you feeling both fulfilled and empty by the end. So much happens in this book and yet by the end you still find yourself wanting more. This is one of the best books I have read in a long time and I recommend it to anyone who knows how to read. 5/5⭐️ will be reading this again! P.s. this one's a tear jerker, I am currently crying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

kaz_brekker1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Racism

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

hawkguyscoffee's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

A beautiful book that follows the story of 2 equally compelling characters and their journey through a desolated world. Honestly speaking, it was everything I expected and more. Finally finding a book with a post-apocalyptic setting that's actually gay and doesn't shy away from highlighting the issues and difficulties other minorities face and the corrupt systems that govern us is quite literally like finding a Dodo, and I'm so glad I found it. From the description of the characters' inner battles to 

the way the writer describes how little by little they learned to trust each other, how they fell in love with one another and how that love and the risk of losing it made them feel

, the book not once failed to inmerse you and make you feel the emotions they were feelings. I also really enjoyed the pop culture references and jokes, even if one or two felt a bit out of place (but also like, it's the apocalypse, who cares, I'd probably do the same). Overall a really great book that left me feeling both emotional and refreshed, would certainly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Ableism, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

jaythereader1's review

5.0

I absolutely DEVOURED this book! I usually take a couple of days to read a book and this took me less than 48 hours! The boys are so cute and kind and I just want to give them the world. They both had a lot of traumatic events in their past but still find enough love in their hearts to share that love with each other. Honourable mention; Henri was so sweet I loved her so much, obviously my favourite secondary character!
(Lgbtq+ rep: gay, bi)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Homophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

smasson13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book was such a surprise. 

Honestly, I imagined I was done with apocalypse books in a COVID world, but this was peddled to me hard as the queer romance I needed.  

It was so much more than a romance or a post apocalypse book. As a YA novel, some themes were pretty obvious, but over all it was beautifully written and addressed such a difficult topic at a difficult time. 

The main characters are adorable and they cry and it's real! That being said, I found their voices very similar so occasionally would have to look back and see whose chapter I was reading. As well, the side characters are a little under developed. 

The romance doesn't feel forced. Instead it's just sweet moments and a whole lot of feelings. 

Besides the cute queer romance though, this book was really well written as an adventure. While it may have followed some cliché storyline and themes, it never once felt forced or fake. Instead it was riveting. I was always unsure where the story would go next and the tense moments truly got my heart racing. 

So while there may be flaws, it still receives a full 5 stars for me 🌟 What a fantastic novel, told with a gentle handle, for our very fragile world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Murder, and Animal death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Biphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Stalking