Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

29 reviews

sorcha_rosa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

5.0

This book was beautiful. The writing was lush and emotional. It is impossible to me that these characters are not real people. This story was wonderfully told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Homophobia, Hate crime, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Racism

rosh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

 Love after Love covers a lot of heavy ground. CWs for domestic violence, homophobia, self-harm and attempted suicide. I found this a really enjoyable read, possibly because these heavy aspects were balanced by the warmth of the relationships and the strength of the found family forged by Betty, her son Solo and Mr Chetan. Betty and Mr Chetan were especially vivid and delightful characters. Seeing love in all it’s forms, not just sexual and romantic, highlighted and valued was a treat. Listening on audio was great, enabling me to fully appreciate the rhythmic language and Trinidadian dialogue. It would have been nice had there been three separate narrators- a different voice for each main character/perspective but I loved it regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

bettylooksatbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Toxic relationship

reshusky's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, and Racism

Book is based on the impact of domestic violence

charliebrook1981's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

tina94's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

hannahmarierobbins's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, and Violence

znvisser's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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: Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts