Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

This Is Where It Ends by Marieke Nijkamp

134 reviews

taissadj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Minor: Suicide

astalavista's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Minor: Rape

tnemelce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Suicide, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Rape

abitofcourage's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Homophobia, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Suicide, Gun violence, Bullying, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

lorraine19's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I was expecting a chaotic, gritty, realistic view of school shooting. I was thoroughly disappointed. Instead, this reads like an overly scripted Hollywood movie. There's so many long dialogues and every character just had to have some dramatic heroic moment even if it made no sense. The type of characters didn't really match the setting. 

I don't like telling spoilers in reviews but I feel like I need to provide examples of scenes to express how unrealistic it was written....

(SPOILERS) The shooter comes in and an auditorium of a hundred students just goes completely silent. When the doors open, not a single person panics or makes a run for it. Everything is controlled and there is little chaos. Police officers find students a couple blocks from the school and BRING THEM BACK. Like what?! (SPOILERS)

Reading the author's note, they state they grew up in a different country and we're unfamiliar with school shootings. They wrote the book in order to "learn about it". Clearly they should've done more research. Insulting to anyone that's been in proximity to violence like this and does not provide a realistic or fair view of school shootings at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Hate crime, Violence, Gore, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Dementia, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

joy_99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

2.5

It was very close to being a 3 star. It wasn’t bad. Some things felt a little corny. It does show that it was written by someone who doesn’t have to experience this first hand but I appreciate the effort. Storyline did keep me wanting to read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Murder, Alcoholism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child abuse and Blood

redheadedtoad's review against another edition

dark sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I read this book in one sitting and I couldn’t put it down. Reading this did give me a stomach ache
However, I have several issues with this book that dropped the rating. 

1. Everyone I liked died. Hate when that happens and of course it has to happen here
2. The flashbacks were too much and didn’t always add to the plot. Could’ve axed half of them and I wouldn’t have noticed. 
3. Autumn needed to shut up about being a dancer. Oh my god every time it was her POV she was pissing me off. 
4. The mention of
   Sylv being raped by Tyler
   felt like a last minute trauma add on that wasn’t handled very well.
5. The actual logistics of the shooting weren’t the most realistic. Never would there be an assembly where 99% of a school would be in one room like that. Nope not happening in public schools, more kids would’ve skipped and there would be more staff around the building. And then the police part wasn’t the best either. 
6. Last thing, the romance part of this book was odd.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Gun violence, and Suicide

kashrae99's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Dementia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Religious bigotry, and War

person123's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

2.0

This book sucked, you can't tell me otherwise. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

Anyway, I loved Tomas and Matt; they were my favorite characters, but of course, all good characters must die. ALSO, as a dancer, I hated autumn, more so her writing. I just hated the representation for the dancers okay? Like, no, if I got shot in the knee I wouldn't feel like 'i'm trapped in a pirouette (spin/turn)'. SO YEAH DONT READ THIS BOOK IF 1 YOU GET ATTACHED TO CHARACTERS 2 YOU ARE A DANCER.
But seriously don't joke about school shootings. thank youuuuuuu

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Violence, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

mary7974's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, and Suicide