Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

As irmãs Blue + brindes by Coco Mellors

13 reviews

adaora_ble's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

rgv's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

maddiebusick's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

supermormongirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

askirmishofwit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I really thoroughly enjoyed this, which was a total surprise to me as I knew next to nothing about it or its author. Exploring the lives of three sisters after their fourth sister dies suddenly and unexpectedly, this is an unflinching look at grief, sisterhood, motherhood, addiction, substance abuse, dedication, pain, love, and the complicated intersections of all of those things. There were touching quotes I knew I'd want to underline from the very first page, but the writing style was also funny and irreverent enough that I found myself snorting at several self-aware passages of narration and character interactions. These characters aren't nice people, or perfect people, by any stretch of the imagination but they feel real and they're (at least by the end of it all) trying their best, even if that looks like failing and trying again, and that felt extremely relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence

kareimer's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Abandonment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Self harm

notesonmyshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors was heartbreaking and definitely not an easy read, but it is worth it. Please keep in mind that this story deals heavily with addiction, overdose, and loss. It also deals with the fact that addiction itself can be and commonly is a genetic disposition with only one of the four sisters having never struggled with it because she was addicted to boxing instead of drugs. 

PROS: 
💊None of the addiction that is presented is the same. Each characters struggles are unique and feel more real for it. 
🥊The spiral each sister had after the death 
💊The way each of them comes to terms with the loss 
🥊The connection found in the change 

CONS: 
💊The only people harder on you than yourself are the people that know you the best
🥊Lots of miscommunication 
💊The mom’s absolute refusal to accept that her husband and children have addiction issues 

🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬out of five smokes bummed off some random dude in Central Park

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide