Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

15 reviews

laurinbren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Homophobia

spookymartinireads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

I thought my family was f****d up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Self harm, Car accident, Confinement, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

gigibaiao's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A deeply disturbing but unfortunately realistic book. Very interesting to read, but some moments were so horrific that they made me nauseous. Beware of triggers, as this book has many. I loved reading this book, but at the same time it made me sick. I felt anxious and sad about living in a reality where such sad things happen, and it made me cry. This book made me realise that thrillers on these subjects are not for me, even though they have a high literary quality. The author really took care to illustrate the places and people of certain nationalities accurately, and that impressed me positively.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Physical abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Confinement

coronationcorgi's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, and Sexual violence

nialiversuch'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Ableism, Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Suicide, and Pregnancy

mariannelwnicholson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I would never tell someone to read this book. It's dark and sad and horrible. You think it's a weird, slightly funny story about a sad girl and then from nowhere it's about her horrific background and then it gets hopeful and you think it'll all be okay and then it ends by basically telling you that there is no hope and there is no way to escape the cycle of abuse. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Confinement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

charli734's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

In the beginning I thought this book was as 4/5 star read, but I was disappointed by the ending. The first half of the book was really good, but later on the story dragged. Also as  mentioned above I have a problem with the ending, because for me it was hastily written. I understand what the author tried to achieve with this ending and I think I could have been great if the author had written it with more insight in the character. 
But to end this review with a positive note, I really liked the character development of Sally Diamond. It was understandable and for me it brought some sense of hope, which was beautiful (but sadly destroyed in the ending).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Self harm, Rape, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Mental illness

jenniferbookishwormish's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Racism

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Rape

kitty03's review against another edition

challenging dark informative medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Self harm, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Car accident, and Rape

ireanirean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Confinement

Moderate: Lesbophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, and Xenophobia

Minor: Stalking, Pregnancy, Car accident, Sexual violence, War, and Vomit