Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Meet the Benedettos by Katie Cotugno

14 reviews

rebecca_arielle's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

alsbap08's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, and Suicide attempt

graceelllen12's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

hannahleewhite's review

emotional funny reflective

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Death of parent

sacrill's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Drug use, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Drug abuse

courtofsmutandstuff's review

4.0

A cute celebrity romance retelling of Pride and Prejudice! The pace really moves and it's easy to binge without it needing a ton of focus/energy, and it was really delightful to evaluate how she was adapting it while reading through it. There are really heavy parts though - the Jane character struggles with anorexia and the Darcy character had a suicide attempt - but overall it still feels very fun and a good romp. 
I'd recommend it to Pride and Prejudice fans who enjoy a good retelling or fans of celebrity romances. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Suicide attempt

alicebarbarian's review

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Death of parent

knittingtipsy's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

2.75

Clever concept for an updated Pride & Prejudice. At times extremely funny, at times surprisingly moving. Fluffy, enjoyable, and with a very satisfying ending. Particularly pleased with this adaptation’s inclusion of a confrontation between Lizzie Bennett and her father. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, and Eating disorder

ebroeffle's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder

Minor: Drug abuse and Bullying

mishale1's review

hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

I’ve read lots of Jane Austen inspired books but this one felt so unique and like a fresh concept. And I totally flew through this book. I started it this morning and ended it before dinnertime. What an entertaining read!

In this story the Benedettos are reality tv famous. They became wealthy because of their dad’s pizza restaurant. But they became famous because of the show.
The problem now is that they don’t have as much money anymore and they’re famous more in a joking way. It’s unfair to the daughters who are in their twenties and thirties now but were much younger when their show was on.

When Charlie Bingley and Will Darcy move in next door of course it gets the household talking. 

In this story, Charlie and Will are up and coming actors from respectable families and the idea of associating with this reality tv family might not be the smartest career move.

But of course Charlie and June connect and so do Will and Lilly.
It’s much more complicated with Will and Lilly though because they both have a lot of ghosts in their past.

There’s serious topics discussed in this book like anorexia and attempted suicide but I felt it was done respectfully. And despite those subjects, the book never felt too heavy to me. It was a real page turner and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Eating disorder