Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales, Cale Dietrich

27 reviews

l_lilly_05's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Drug abuse, Biphobia, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt

danicampbell0506's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Homophobia, Biphobia, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide attempt and Outing

gracelynnreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

dododenise's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

This was amazing! When I first heard about this book ages ago I knew this would be exactly the kind of thing I would love, and I did! The premise was so interesting and it was executed so incredibly well. Seeing two boys in a boyband fall in love, seeing them handle the pressures of fame and the industry, everything was so well worked out. The struggles and problems all four boys had. The beautiful romance developing all throughout. It was such a glorious cohesive whole that kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Homophobia, Drug abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Sexual content

janis_wolfie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-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

4.5

I actually quite liked how real it was written, though there were some parts i did not enjoy as much.

1: The

whole Angel wanting to jump off the balcony thing. I believe it was quite unnecessary and made it less enjoyable in my opinion. I think there were other ways to build up the tension, and not putting it into extreme

2: The relationships between each member except for Angel and Jon and Ruben and Zach were lackluster in my opinion. We only know little about how Zach and Angel became friends. I wished for more focus on that, as it would have made it more personal to the actual characters instead of their side character part of the story. Same for Ruben and Angel and Jon and Zach. 

I would definitely re-read it, and if there will ever be a sequel to it (which i hope for) i will then definitely read it! I want to know where their paths lead them next! Though a sequel is unlikely 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt

lauren_e_d's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

This was an amazing, adorable book. I really loved everything about it. The relationships were really sweet and I loved how the boys were like a family. I also loved how it addressed the challenges of fame and how fame that young can hurt people. I really loved the Ruben and Zach plot as well as the progression of Jon, and especially, Angel. I really loved their progression as a group and as a family. I was so enthralled in the book and their story that I was angry with how it ended because I wanted to see more and find out what happened after. Overall, it was a really sweet and brutal book that I loved (and I can definitely make connections, whether or not they’re true…)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

addisonob's review against another edition

funny inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia

kylasmv15's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, and Drug use

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Outing, Body shaming, and Bullying

jackelz's review

adventurous inspiring 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

I loved the behind-the-scenes look at a boy band. The management, the diets, the lack of freedom… every second of their lives was controlled. Through it all, the guys stayed friends, and we get to know each and every one of them really well through this journey. I also loved the the discussion of PrEP and using condoms for HIV prevention. 

 

It’s so amazing when co-authored books come together so seamlessly. I’m a fan of these guys! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: Car accident and Suicide attempt

riella_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Thank you Netgalley and Wednesday Books for proving me a free audiobook for review.

I won't lie, I almost dnf'd this a couple times about 15% of the way through because it wasn't what I was in the mood for, but I'm so glad I changed my mind because this was such a great book, with a really important storyline. This wasn't just about two members of a boyband falling in love, it was so much more than that. This had a lot of talk about censorship within the media, and how labels can control not only the music you put out, but your lives as well. 

This had triggers for homophobia as well as drug and alcohol use and abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide attempt