Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Murder After the Night Before by Katy Brent

5 reviews

fridajosch's review

dark emotional lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, Death of parent, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

bookswithlauren's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

ccassidy98's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Blood, Misogyny, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

clotalksbooks's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

It started off strong, and I was hooked by the premise - though I do feel some of the tension was lost by what was revealed in the blurb personally (so if you can avoid reading the blurb do). 

It has the same dark humour, and slightly unlikeable characters as the author's first book. I did chuckle at some of the lines. I did prefer the author's first book overall though, as I felt this seemed slightly more rushed and predictable. Some bits also felt unbelievable. Like the first, the ending seemed to hurtle through and I would have liked a bit more. 

Crimes against women, a sad reality. This book shows them in a brutal way, making it quite difficult to stomach. Let's hope the world starts to change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

claireogdenlibrary's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

This is the best book I have read in a long time and something I would never normally choose. It was engrossing and I was completely immersed, absorbed and invested 100%. The story unfolds and unfolds and keeps on going and isn’t anything you think you know it is going to be. Highly recommended and I can’t wait to read more by this author. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Death of parent