Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Mad Women's Ball by Victoria Mas

82 reviews

esme_t's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Self harm

uncreativeoops's review against another edition

dark informative 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? N/A

3.0

Not sure if it was the author's style or the translation that didn't work for me. The setting was really interesting though! This might have been better as a full novel, especially the ending felt rushed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Ableism, Medical content, Rape, Abandonment, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Suicide attempt

jaydeecepticon's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Medical content, and Misogyny

gem114's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Good story, good writing style. I never felt like it dragged on. I liked the mix of fantasy with historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Self harm, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Ableism

brianna_mackey's review against another edition

I liked the writing of the book, but everything else was very uncomfortable. I feel like there should also be some major trigger warnings in the first few pages because it was really hard to follow after some backstory was told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Misogyny

catherinepaddon's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Misogyny, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

marit213's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

I am a bit divided on this book. On the one hand, it was very interesting to read, and I felt sympathy for the characters. It also is very cool that the story itself is based on things that have happened in real life. On the other hand, I feel like there's too many open endings and that the book tried a little too hard to be feminist, which to me was a little too obvious. Over all, I enjoyed this book, but I think there could've been a bit more to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexism, and Death

gingertea_reads's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Self harm

c_phillips's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Ending was a bit underwhelming compared to the build up in the plot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Self harm, Child abuse, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

imaginaryisobel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.0

I'm not sure if this is due to reading it in translation but I just wanted more from this, it really just didn't deliver as much as I'd hoped for. Such a good concept and I liked most of the characters but I still felt at the end that I didn't really know them. Quick read but honestly one of very few books that I do actually think could benefit from being longer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Rape

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and Adult/minor relationship