Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

258 reviews

jlbailey831's review

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed this. It even used my favorite word (wroth) twice. The representation is lovely. However, I didn’t love that it switched back and forth between first person for Vel and third person for Cae. And the mystery was a little like… surprise!! Something bad happened! Over and over again until it was revealed kind of without fanfare. Idk. Small, nitpicky things. Overall I really liked it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

bea_reads_books's review

emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

AAAAAAAAAAAAH 😩 I can’t remember the last time I loved a book this much!  I will say that I was very intimidated by this book because the audiobook is NINETEEN HOURS long. I prefer to stick with 6-7 hours, and can handle 10-12 at the most if I really think it’s worth it. I was honestly expecting this to be a DNF because of sheer length, but boy am I glad I tried it anyway. It really didn’t feel nearly as long as it was; every chapter actually had a point, every scene moved the story along. I never once felt like the plot was dragging or was needlessly prolonged (like I so often do with longer books, especially in fantasy). And, surprisingly for me, I actually loved the romance and how that storyline was handled. I often get impatient/frustrated with romance because it feels either way too rushed or stretched out for no reason, and this was neither. God this book was incredible. Well done, Foz Meadows. You have a new super fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

maeveshelby's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and Misogyny

emurph1808's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

elizajaquays's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt

miranduh_'s review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ajenkies4's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

I'd give this 6 stars if I could. My only (very small) grievance is the inconsistent narrative perspective (Vel gets first person, Cae gets third person). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

allena_inwonderland's review against another edition

Sadly, this one is just too heavy for me personally. I have nothing against the book or author I simply dont have the mental space for the triggers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

keightmaclean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide attempt

motherofdogs's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia