Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

44 reviews

spookymartinireads's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I thought my family was f****d up 

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Content Warnings

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

gigibaiao's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

coronationcorgi's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

nialiversuch's review against another edition

3.75

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

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Content Warnings

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

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

mariannelwnicholson's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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

charli734's review against another edition

3.0

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: Complicated

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

jenniferbookishwormish's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Violence, Vomit

kitty03's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

ireanirean's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

evecanread's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of those books that I could not put down, but would not enjoy reading again. It held up its mystery all the way through and gave a terribly realistic portrayal of how it is to barely survive through years of isolation and trauma that no amount of therapy can undo. I won't nitpick on the logistics or the occupational plot holes one of the main characters had, as they weren't the focus of this book. I would say it has some similarities with Nita Prose's The Maid but with a much bleaker ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical trauma, Abandonment