Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell

25 reviews

amelia_d's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I found this a really gripping read, and the first half in particular I found very creepy!
I think it got a little repetitive after a while and thought the 2nd half wasn't as strong as the 1st but overall I really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief

Minor: Child death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy

jcue_reads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief

slimepuppy's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Great atmospheric horror that gripped me from start to finish. The cast of characters is strong, ranging in varied personalities and backgrounds, that in turn shape them into believable people.

The setting of the mountain is spooky and lonely, but the novel surprisingly doesn't lose steam as it changes to California - the hopelessness of the situation the main characters are in is heavy enough to isolate them, even in the suburbs.

The many mysteries in the story had me turning all the clues around in my head, trying to decipher everything in a haste that I hadn't felt in a while - which made it all so much more disappointing when so many things that had kept me up were answered with a shrug and a "I guess we'll never know".

[MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD]

Speaking of disappointment, the sole reason that the rating is not a solid 4.0 is the main secret of the story. The idea that so many nice, well meaning people lost their lives because of Faye's mom is just... bewildering - and the book doesn't even come to terms with it, too?! In fact, the whole family was pretty scummy about the secret. I get not wanting to reveal something so grim and tragic after so many years of keeping it a secret, but Faye's life was in danger! They all experienced the creature some way or another, and yet they all neglected to tell the truth until the girl and her fiancée were just about done with the whole living thing. It also got somewhat repetitive, the whole "you tell her!" "no, you tell her!" HELLO?? YOUR DAUGHTER MIGHT DIE OVER THIS???? 2/3 OF THE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN THE BOOK DIED BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T OPEN UP 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage, Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent