Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

3 reviews

randilion28's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

Just like Sagers other books I've read - this was nothing short of amazing! The entire book keeps you guessing up until the very last 3 pages and then BAM! You're hit with a truth you never saw coming. You think you know what's happened, how it happened, etc... but trust me when I saw, as someone who reads A LOT of mystery/thriller books... I didn't see this ending... And I am HERE FOR IT! I love when I'm unable to guess the plot line, it makes it all the more enjoyable.

The author also describes the environment so vividly that you feel like you are there at Camp Nightingale with the girls. It has that creepy, deep woods vibe that I love reading about. I would 10/10 recommend this read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

bookishgoob's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Sager’s work is so confusing to me. he can write incredible stories and he can write terrible stories with good ideas. this happened to be an incredible story. i could be biased because i LOVE summer camp horror stuff but i was intrigued the entire time. The plot twist was so interesting. I still have a slight problem with the way he write women sometimes but i did enjoy this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Torture, and Violence

leahlovesloslibros's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This one didn't pull me in quite as much as Sager's Final Girls, but I will admit it kept me guessing all the way through. The second half of the book held much more of the "shock factor" than the first half, and the twists were unpredictable. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Terminal illness