Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

7 reviews

hannah_lilli's review against another edition

dark funny informative sad tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Car accident, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

ashley_mcfadden's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Up until about the halfway point, this book was almost a star higher. Look, I love that books are addressing more concerning mental health issues, like severe depression and what that can do to the people around you, and I don’t think it was handled bad at all. In fact that was probably the most real part of the book even though it was, admittedly, my least favorite (at least when Jubilee and Ridley were together and he literally became dependent on her for everything and she didn’t even really question it). I love that the characters got help too for the mental disorders and for her codependency issue that arose because of the situation. I do feel like a lot of the issues surrounding the comic books store was not finished and it felt like this big lead up that they were all so worried about and literally nothing happened with it at all. Other than the setting, the comic book part really was not impactful to the story despite how central the business is to both of the characters initial story lines. I don’t know, it just felt like after a certain characters were forgotten about, plots were flipped upside down, and eventually it felt like I was suddenly reading a different book. Unfortunately, it wasn’t my favorite, and despite it dealing with real world issues, the characters and the plot started to get on my nerves. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

itsy719's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-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: Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

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

Minor: Vomit

kilic's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

miserablemoons's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia

Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm

evilyn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Biphobia

kaitielou's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Biphobia, and Drug use