Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Chlorine by Jade Song

5 reviews

lexiesophocli's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.5

felt a lot like ‘our wives under the sea’ in that the mystical element was very confusing, despite the rest of the story being an interesting read. I was waiting for a deeper dive (pardon the pun) into the characters and their motivations but it never came - all in all, this book felt a bit shallow (wow two for two on the wordplay) and lazy for what could’ve been an incredible read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Body horror, Blood, Self harm, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Addiction, Drug use, Abortion, and Car accident

_allyrose_'s review against another edition

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

4.0

a black-swanesque type of story of a young asian woman and her love (and obsession) of swimming and the lengths she would go to come out on top

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Fatphobia, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

lordslag's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Truly an insane (good) debut Super Awesome and Wonderful and I can’t wait to re-read and cry some more. The writing style was so engaging for me so Trust!!!! I will be picking up everything else this author releases, so happy I finally read this and if you are thinking about it Please please read!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Self harm, Body horror, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Bullying

froggirl666's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, and Car accident

alexalala's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I devoured this book in a day. I received an ARC at an event and started reading it shortly after. I think this book is masterfully done, the writing is incredible and you can start to feel the main character, Ren's, evolution into womanhood and something else-hood very acutely. The descent into horror described on the back happens slowly and quickly, and I was definitely shocked even though I knew what she would do to herself. It also gave an interesting insight into the world of competitive sports and asks a lot of questions about whether it's right to place such pressure on young adults already going through so many changes in their bodies and minds. Overall I really enjoyed this book and am grateful to have read it before its release!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Drug use

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