Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo

46 reviews

lupinschocolate_'s review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

this book was so good and i didn’t expect that ending at all ??? & the whole battle scene at the end had me sobbing so much.

also ouch the stuff with mal and alina at the end was painful, like the rift between them growing and him not understanding her was so </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

kathshiroma's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

illgiveyouahint's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

unqualified_mc's review against another edition

adventurous slow-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Rape

kaylenperezslove's review

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

luluslittlelibrary's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jane_frances's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

I didn’t set my expectations very high for this middle child of Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone trilogy, because so many people seemed to agree that it’s the worst of the three. Maybe that helped, but I liked it nearly as well as the first book, and probably more than the series’ conclusion, Ruin and Rising (review to come). I had the same complaint with this book as I did with the first: everything felt a little rushed, which took away from the emotional and dramatic impact of the events. I do have to agree with most fans that the introduction of the new characters—namely Nikolai, Tolya, and Tamar—was a great improvement. Nikolai in particular is such a fun character, and I love the attitude and humor he brought to the story (God knows Alina and Mal need it).

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe of the ending): Cliffhanger-y again, which is to be expected from the second book in a trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lilifane's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.0

I'm sad that I didn't enjoy this one as much as the first book. It's still a good book but I found the first part too boring and the second too annoying. Which is probably not fair because there were cool scenes in the first part as well but it dragged a little too much for me. And the second part... I finally know why everyone says Mal and Alina are annoying. Because they are! Don't get me wrong, I love them both and I'm rooting for them. But their communication skills are nonexistent and this is SO frustrating. Nikolai rescued huge parts of the book for me. The banter whenever he was in the scene was just great. 
I also really liked the whole Saints mystery and I wish there was more of that. I hope this will be a bigger part in the last book. 
And there is one trope in this book that I realised I like a lot. It's when the protagonist and antagonist have this special... bond (when you know what I mean). And I think it is expertly done here. It makes sense and it is used very sparsely so it's quite effective. It gave me goosebumps everytime it happened.
Now the ending.... is amazing! The showdown and aftermath are perfect. I was glued to the pages the whole time. Loved the setting at the very end. I can't wait to continue (next month or so ^^; ).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

betweentheshelves's review

adventurous dark 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

3.0

Unfortunately, I think this book suffers from second book syndrome. I had a hard time staying focused by the end, but maybe that's because I'm in the mood to read more YA queer rom-coms. Anyway! There are a lot of characters introduced in this book, which makes it difficult to follow at times. 

Of course, there's still a cliffhanger ending which means I'll definitely be reading the third book. And still watching the show! I have hopes that the third book will make up for the issues in the second one. Interested in seeing how this all plays out!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Animal death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Torture