Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews

2 reviews

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

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

4.0

My usual disclaimer when it comes to the Flowers In The Attic series: I don't enjoy these books because they are good or even well written, but because they play a movie in my head and draw me in for reasons completely unknown to me. However, I did not like this one as much which is disappointing because it is the end of the series, at least- the end of what VC Andrews actually wrote (not counting the prequel she wrote before her death which is also on my TBR). I still cried and wanted to punch the air though, so 4 stars it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Incest, Car accident, Ableism, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual violence, Cancer, Child abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death and Suicide

amora32's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide, Car accident, Incest, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Body shaming, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Classism, Alcohol, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Alcoholism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

The book centers around a dysfunctional family who are held in ancestral home where the narrator experienced a tremendous amount of trauma as a child. They are essentially held emotionally hostage by a highly volatile and abusive male family member, whom nobody wishes to upset or challenge, and this character is not held accountable for any of his actions. The only character who challenges him is a much younger sister, who is assaulted when she does so. Christian religious zealotry, accidents/attacks which lead to disability, shut shaming, and child abandonment are also themes. There is also A LOT of upsetting ableism, but it is cast as being a negative thing (author was a wheelchair user and was disabled, though the language used is dated of course).