Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Lost Stars by Claudia Gray

6 reviews

fictionfalcon's review

adventurous emotional

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, War, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Alcohol, and Torture

letheaster's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

I did enjoy this book. The story was fun and as it went I got more and more invested to see how everything would pan out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Genocide

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Slavery, Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content

calmcozycorner's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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

3.0

Not Ciena explaining away the destruction of an entire planet while simultaneously screaming about her honor at every possible turn…

Also, Nash made my skin crawl. 

3 stars for the way the Empire’s machinations and methods of indoctrination were fleshed out. It almost read like a horror novel because, well, it kind of was. Other than that, I really didn’t like the main characters at all and spent most of the story feeling frustrated, especially with Ciena. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Genocide

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

bookishfaye's review

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

Childhood best-friends, turned academic rivals, turned lovers, turned complete moral/mortal enemies is so goddamn elite I am….. obsessed….. 

Here’s the thing, I tabbed the ever-loving fuck out of this book. The first half, absolutely 5⭐️, god tier Star Wars content. The second half of the book slipped more into 4⭐️ territory as one of the main characters I just did not sympathize with at all & it took me out of the story a little bit. However, this is such a 10/10 entryway star wars book I think & it covers the entirety of the original trilogy in time & has all the familiar characters we all know and love pretty much. It’s super easily accessible, I think someone who has never even seen a star wars movie even could still pick this up & enjoy it honestly. very Romeo & Juliet in space of sorts & it hits 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Bullying, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, and War

grinchem's review

adventurous hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

It's very YA and gets repetitive at times, but it picked up around the halfway point had some good angst. Overall a fun, relatively short read that is also accessible for readers who are new to the Star Wars universe. It did a really good job of showing the characters becoming indoctrinated and then gradually breaking away from the propaganda, in a way that was both compelling and understandable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide attempt, and Death

Minor: Racism and Domestic abuse

Nothing graphic, but it does deal heavily with war, and suicide is brought up several times

arosereads's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Such a fun read. A lovable (and hate-able) cast of well-written characters set in an exciting and relevant story within the Star Wars universe. Couldn’t ask for anything more besides a sequel!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Death