Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

627 reviews

noahhh_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War

dreadspawn's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

im_basil's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Darling and The Franxx meets The Hunger Games meets Ender’s Game meets historical Chinese Empress Wu, this story is Feminine Rage and Cultural Complications and ROBOT ALIENS, there is so much to unpack

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, War

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts

quotingmachine's review against another edition

3.5

dark tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault

a1mello's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

tinysierra's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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“For eighteen years, my unibrow has saved me from being sold into a painful, terrifying death.
Today is the day I'm releasing it from its gracious service.”

Two words: Female Rage

Fast paced, short chapters, captivating.

I need more love triangles that are actual love triangles in media!!! Pleassssse! The loved they shared was beautiful.

"Where does jealousy come from, if not an insecurity that I'll lose you because of him? But that's not how it works, no matter how many people believe it so. You're not something to be kept or taken, and love isn't some scarce resource to battle over. Love can be infinite, as much as your heart can open. I mean, when you think about it, love is fueled mostly by compatibility. Whether two people make each other happy by being close. So it'd be pointless of me to resent Shimin. However compatible you are with him, it doesn't have anything to do with how compatible you are with me."

The epilogue had me shook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

alyssoid's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence

justamy's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence

kmart_ceo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense medium-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: Yes

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This book threw me into a reading slump. I literally think about it every day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexism, Violence, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, War

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It was massively entertaining (and cringe at points too) and fast but at the same time you can't carry a whole book on just edgelord antics lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape