Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Scythe by Neal Shusterman

49 reviews

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

4.5

On par with the hunger games for iconic dystopias! The exploration of death and the human condition here was done really well, and the world building is well serving to its purpose. Was a tad predictable at times but really good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical content, Gun violence, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Racism

Minor: Torture

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

hilocrasher's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

marleya's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Classism, Murder, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

coramae's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide, and Violence

nadialonso's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Blood and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

cute_emo_bookboy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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: Police brutality

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Blood

natspat98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

jocogr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

shanbles's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

Moderate: Classism, Gore, and Car accident

Minor: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Torture, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts