Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Out of Love by Hazel Hayes

14 reviews

millywebster's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-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

This book was emotional and funny, The Last Five Years and One Day combined as well as just it’s own unique heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Xenophobia, Rape, Vomit, and Sexual assault

catarinagsr's review

reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

sampk's review

funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

What a beautifully written book. This wasn't some random YouTube book deal - this is the writing of an incredibly talented author.

From start to finish, the book is a pleasure to read. The concept of reading a story backwards can take a moment to understand and I found myself getting confused at first, but works well once you settle into it. The characters were well written and I loved the unravelling of context as the story goes on.

So why not 5 stars? I found that the book lost me a tad in the middle. I was very invested for the first half of the book and the last few chapters, but I did feel the book really slowed down for a while. I wonder if that's because starting with something as significant as a breakup means the story can only wind down. Regardless, I would highly recommend this book to anybody.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

januaryapril's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Where to start... First I did really enjoy this book however it was just kinda sad the whole time. The main character has mental health issues that she is working on/dealing with the whole book. While it was great representation it was hard to read at times because the author wrote it so realistically and convincingly. However the references to being bisexual felt extremely forced and like they were just for show. 

The reverse aspect was very interesting and almost fun in a way because something would be referenced that you didn't know about and then down the line you would learn the origin.

Overall it was an interesting concept and a "fun" read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Grief, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicidal thoughts

alina3'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Sexual assault

itsbumley's review

emotional funny reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Racism, and Racial slurs

honeybunchesofoats06's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

maddies_readinglist's review

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.5

It was exquisitely written especially for a concept that is very out there and you don’t often betrayed in the media which also made it a very refreshing read. The idea of starting at the end of a relationship and finishing at the beginning really makes you use your mind to figure out what went wrong but it is also as if the work was done for you and you didn’t need to do much thinking. Additionally, the characters are also phenomenal as the portrayal of mental health not just in main characters but also side characters makes you think about the people around you and I love how it was a central part of the book not just something that’s was touched upon unlike many other books; the main character was also just super likeable which is a trait I enjoyed! Would definitely read something like this again and cannot wait to find something like this. 
BE VERY WARE OF TRIGGER WARNINGS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Eating disorder

bookreader9023's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really, really loved this. The mental health rep was so good. I didn’t find it as emotional as I’ve heard others claim it to be but it did make me reflect and think! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

kmcrossman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment