Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Betrayals by Bridget Collins

5 reviews

rowanrelph's review against another edition

challenging hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Classism, Death of parent, Cursing, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

the_bees_books's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

If you like dark academia, rivals to lovers and low fantasy, look no further than here! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Mental illness, and Death

Minor: Forced institutionalization

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.75

What I liked about the book: the richness of the language and the complicated system of roles and reversals that kept me reading. What I disliked: literally everything else. The attempt at Holocaust imagery is absurd, the love story completely overshadows the setting and the threats, and the characters are completely forgettable and ordinary. The author is also a TERF and you can see it in the way that the final reveal is played out. Honestly want my money back.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Grief, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual harassment, Death of parent, and Police brutality

While the book itself does not handle transphobia and related topics, a particular reveal late in the book comes across as transphobic on the part of the author.

stephelyse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It's so beautifully written, but I'm still confused. I enjoyed reading it, but at the end the confusion is still here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

katherinehamilton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt