Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Foxhole Court by Nora Sakavic

22 reviews

gcarney15's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Homophobia, Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Blood, Grief, and Cursing

fuchs_galaxis's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

This is not a recommendation. This is a record of how much I loved them. If you like sports anime mixed with mafia anime mixed with american sports movies mixed with emotional trauma and homoerotic tension, check out trigger warnings and give them a shot. Or don't. But either way don't blame me. 

That being said, I did read them twice in the space of a week so how am I not supposed to give them 5 stars
 Solid over-the-top everything with a fake sport, real rivalry, and 2 guys shoving each other around

pretending it's not flirting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Ableism

bookish_skies's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide attempt

canadia_valentine's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

The best series I’ve read in a long time. I can’t get the characters out of my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

vpiuke's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

i think this is a solid 4 stars for me. while the plot is constantly all over the place (sports, mafia, drugs, violence, found family, gay guys???) and all the characters are messy as fuck, it is a captivating read all the same and i couldn't put it down until the very end. 
even if the plot themes might be controversial, something that can't be denied is how well-written the story is. the writing style is very similar to maggie stiefvater's in 'the raven cycle' books, so if you're a fan of those, i'd give this one a shot :)
i did enjoy the story itself. it is well structured and it evolves at a good pace, never too obvious but hinting at what's coming next. the characters are original and come in nicely together, as a group they're very well balanced and developed. the sport side of the story is a clever counterpoint to the other sub plots, and i personally really enjoy how it compliments all the drama that the characters inherently carry with them. it lets the story breathe while also keeping a steady pace. 
this is a very violent story though. maybe not that much in this first book, but it gets heavier as the plot progresses in the next ones. there's trauma, there's physical, sexual and emotional abuse, there's guns and knives and torture and self harm. if you're ok with these and are up for a dense, emotional tale, then you found the one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Mental illness, Torture, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Self harm

ladylaurenexplorer's review

dark emotional inspiring slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

I mean I think this is a great set up, I didn’t really feel connected to the characters. I hope the next book keeps me intrigued! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt

natnat_7's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Racism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Stalking, Ableism, Grief, Violence, Homophobia, Acephobia/Arophobia, Medical content, Self harm, Sexism, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Rape, Car accident, and Vomit

galpalkirk's review against another edition

dark funny tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

Finding out that this was originally supposed to be a manga explained everything and now I’m revising all my reviews to give it 5 stars because it is so fun. Truly the Riverdale of books. Bending the rules of reality because the author has never lived in reality.

Important: Do NOT take this as me recommending the series. Unless you’re my friend and you’re funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug use, Hate crime, Self harm, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

brynn_books's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

Why did no one tell me to read this book sooner? It was amazing and nothing at all like I expected. This story is definitely a character-driven story which is great because I love character-driven stories. 

Honestly, this book is just mostly vibes. I feel like if I was looking at this book with a more critical lens I would give it a lower rating. But since I'm rating this book off of vibes, I'm giving it a 5/5 rating. 

I'm excited to continue reading this series and see all of the character development with the foxes. I'm also scared to keep reading because I heard it gets more intense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Murder

shaylee_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This is my all time favorite trilogy! I absolutely love this series and it will forever hold a special place in my heart.
Note: this book is VERY, VERY dark!! Please look at the content warnings because this book deals with a lot of triggers and trama. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence