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calebcandy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness
siriface's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, and Suicide attempt
clarabooksit's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Violence and Self harm
valerie_reads's review against another edition
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
archerkel's review against another edition
emotional
3.0
Jade is a young ceramic artist who goes to a competitive art camp, but is struggling through a difficult time with a lot of heavy emotions. Those feelings show up in her art in unexpected ways. I do think this is a good book for anyone learning to grieve and feel their feelings, however I would definitely check trigger warnings before recommending this book to anyone.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Self harm
bookishsapphicshay's review
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Mental illness
Moderate: Self harm
sprucewillow's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
3.75
This book and story was overall quite sweet. Had to take a moment once it finished to just sit and reflect and think about stuff. The fantasy element was one I did not expect but it added a mysterious and fun element which, by the end, was nice.
I love the art and the use of red/pink to highlight emotionally intense moments.
Spoilers below, tw for suicide and self harm mention
My only gripes about it (why it didn't get a higher rating):
- I felt that the idea that Pheobe attempted suicide by cutting was not clear enough. The only implication of such was the bandages on her arm in her first appearance, which I initially missed. This made the scene where Jade was triggered from the other artists' Persephone painting confusing and not as impactful as it intended. But, I understand why such explicit details about her attempt may have been excluded.
- I think Jade and Mary kissed too many times. The kisses felt a bit rushed and shallow. Maybe it's just me, because I wouldn't have just met someone and a week or so later kiss them. The purpose of such a budding romance in the story has its place and it definitely added to it, but it did not feel realistic given the timeline and how it played out exactly. Perhaps given greater character development it wouldn't have felt awkward for me.
I love the art and the use of red/pink to highlight emotionally intense moments.
Spoilers below, tw for suicide and self harm mention
- I felt that the idea that Pheobe attempted suicide by cutting was not clear enough. The only implication of such was the bandages on her arm in her first appearance, which I initially missed. This made the scene where Jade was triggered from the other artists' Persephone painting confusing and not as impactful as it intended. But, I understand why such explicit details about her attempt may have been excluded.
- I think Jade and Mary kissed too many times. The kisses felt a bit rushed and shallow. Maybe it's just me, because I wouldn't have just met someone and a week or so later kiss them. The purpose of such a budding romance in the story has its place and it definitely added to it, but it did not feel realistic given the timeline and how it played out exactly. Perhaps given greater character development it wouldn't have felt awkward for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide attempt and Suicide
Moderate: Mental illness and Self harm
jay_bubblez's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
It's a cute little book about mental health and confronting your problems like monsters. I loved the art setting. As an artist, seeing the technical terms and processes being used was super cool. The pictures are in shades of navy blue with red or pink in scenes with more intense emotions. This works great as a contrast. While I do wish the story was more colourful I understand the intention behind this choice, because mental health can sometimes feel like all the colour is drained out of the world.
The characters were cute, but at times felt a little flat or overreactive. Despite this I still enjoyed the reading experience. There were some moments where I felt more 3D elements and layers of meaning showing through, and those moments were very strong.
The characters were cute, but at times felt a little flat or overreactive. Despite this I still enjoyed the reading experience. There were some moments where I felt more 3D elements and layers of meaning showing through, and those moments were very strong.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Bullying
nerdybookworm23's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Mental illness
thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
SLIP would have benefited from 100 more pages of story and character building. Whoever decided to make this so short really took aim and shot this book in the foot. We had a really decent concept and not enough room for it to breathe.
The kicker here—and what took off the two stars for me—was the light use of a suicide attempt for moving a plot forward, considering suicide is, you know, such an easy-breezy topic and fun real-life issue. The ONLY thing we know about Phoebe's character outside of her attempts is that she loves music. Again, if SLIP had gotten another hundred pages, it would have let the narrative and characters grow, given us room to feel how complicated mental health can be for the people whose loved ones are suffering. As it is...I was left feeling blah about this one.
The kicker here—and what took off the two stars for me—was the light use of a suicide attempt for moving a plot forward, considering suicide is, you know, such an easy-breezy topic and fun real-life issue. The ONLY thing we know about Phoebe's character outside of her attempts is that she loves music. Again, if SLIP had gotten another hundred pages, it would have let the narrative and characters grow, given us room to feel how complicated mental health can be for the people whose loved ones are suffering. As it is...I was left feeling blah about this one.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Blood