Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

183 reviews

oliii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body shaming, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Grief

czoltak's review

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

“People should know about us. Girls who write their pain on their bodies.”
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Such a painful and incredibly moving story. A great modern day representation of mental health struggles. ❤️‍🩹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Blood, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

biblioboyd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

nclausel25's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Cursing, Addiction, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

5.0

This was such a heartbreaking, gut wrenching read and I feel as though words cannot express how deeply I care for this book. The way Charlie had the opportunity to be better once she got out of the facility she was placed in after her suicide attempt yet chose the path she knew would ruin her and set her back to that terrible mental state. Having to be put through the horrid events she’s experienced from such a young age bc of her environment, was hard to read about bc we know she deserves better yet she doesn’t feel she’s worthy of getting it. 

The beginning of her end was her upbringing with her parents who had many problems of their own and bringing her into their world, just seemed to make it worse. The catalyst of it all was definitely what she was put through by her best friend Elise. Sure she was her only friend but that didn’t necessarily mean she was a good influence in Charlie’s life especially after she started getting mixed up in substances, bad boyfriends and bringing those issues to Charlie.

I’ve teared up and cried and straight up paused the audiobook several times bc of the contents in the book. Whether it was from genuine disbelief in the bad decisions Charlie continued to make, the shit other characters put her through (both in the past and present) or from knowing that the story can only end one of two ways 1. She relapses & cuts herself to death or 2. She finds the strength to get the proper support she needs in order to create the life she wants and deserves for herself bc she’s still a kid with a bright future ahead. I’m happy it ended the way it did, with Charlie getting closure from Riley at the concert and her on the way to achieve her dreams of becoming an artist as she starts a letter to Elise. It was the official end to that era of her life so she can truly gain the happiness she needs after a lifetime of misery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

moondaisyy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Blood, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

l0us1mm0nd5's review

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Self harm, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

marsm0th's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces is not an easy read in terms of content. However, if you're able to make it through-- it serves as a very raw and real portrait of a young girl struggling with mental health. Glasgow doesn't shy away from the true nature of the struggles depicted in Charlie, never romanticizing the way you so often see. As you read, you see the way Charlie's struggles affect her ability to form lasting relationships with anyone in her life, highlighting real-time side effects of mental health struggles. I can't say this will be true for everyone (as everyone's experiences are different), but Girl in Pieces will make you feel understood in one way or another. Glasgow just gets it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

loumele3's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Blood

i_am_gay_and_here_2's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief