Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

36 reviews

duckydarlingg's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Death, Infidelity, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Classism, and Misogyny

dakotaw59's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Self harm, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Toxic friendship, Grief, Death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Bullying, Violence, Drug use, Death of parent, Gore, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Homophobia, Body shaming, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

violagirl25's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Biphobia, Addiction, Infidelity, Rape, Vomit, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Outing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, Alcohol, and Cursing

sportman_917's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Addiction

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

yafi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Eating disorder, Drug use, Death, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Addiction, Body shaming, Murder, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

pageswithamber's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This books was so good! There was insane drama and toxic friendships that had me glued to my kindle! The characters flaws all come to light and it’s just so messy in the best way! I know I’ll be thinking about this one for awhile! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

ellamycroft's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Blood, Death, Outing, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

sas_ram's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really had to take some time to think about this.
Was it the best book I've ever read? No. But it was a enjoyable read more so than many other books. 
But I also think this story could have been so much more. Especially the ending wasn't as satisfying as it could have been. 
Yes the characters are a bunch of pricks and one is less pleasent than the other. But that's what drives this story. They are unlikeable but the story needs it that way and honestly it makes it only more interesting.
The story is told on multiple timelines. At times that gets a little confusing but it's important for the story to stay interesting and keep progressing forward. 
There is actually no real connection to an knife as the title teasers on

but rather a pair of scissors is used to commit the murder

I've read the that the author thinks that it was a metaphorical choices made by the publishers because knife sounds better.
All in all it was a good but not fully satisfying read. There was potential for more. With this setting it could have been a really outstanding thiller book if only the plot was a little less predictable and unique.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, and Transphobia