Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

37 reviews

czoltak's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

“The harsh, cruel sounds of metal that satisfied the pain, the parts of us that would never completely recover.”

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I really enjoyed this one. However, I can easily see why this book won’t be for everyone. Firstly, the book is marketed as horror, and while it certainly has some horror elements, the overall story is much more of a mystery than anything else. Also, Kari, our main character is someone I’m sure many will find unlikeable. She’s outspoken, coarse, and doesn’t put up with anything that she doesn’t want to. Personally, I loved Kari as a main character; I thought her tenacity and boldness made her incredibly interesting to read from. We follow Kari as she reluctantly goes on a journey to figure out what really happened to her mother after she mysteriously disappeared only 2 days after Kari was born. The sections of trying to figure out what happened were my favorites as we got to learn more about Kari’s past and why she is so guarded and hard now, those who knew her mother best, and some previously unspoken family secrets. However, once we got the final resolution, I was a bit disappointed; the story took a direction I wasn’t expecting and didn’t necessarily love. Also, the final act felt incredibly rushed for some reason. On the other hand, another aspect I did not see coming, but absolutely loved were all the homages to ‘The Shining’. I enjoyed Kari’s love of metal music and horror books, and I loved it even more that she continuously read and referenced ‘The Shining’. My absolute favorite part of the book is when she actually goes to the Stanley Hotel. The mood and tone of this book already reminded me a bit of King’s works, but the direct references made the story that much better. Overall, I know this won’t be for everyone, but I do hope it makes it to the niche audience who will truly love it for what it is. 🎠🍻🏜️🚬🪬💀👀👊🪓⏳

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Ableism, and Incest

effingunicorns's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

I'm honestly still trying to wrap my head around how I feel about this book, but it was definitely a solid read. A lot of harsh realities intersect to form the playing field, and the mysticism is down to earth while still feeling real and consequential, as opposed to "oh, this is all just a hallucinatory framework for people to deal with their immense grief/trauma, and also I am very clever!" (Yes, I'm still bitter about The Midnight Club.)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

chelsearae87's review against another edition

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Death, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Blood

alicecider's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

corncake's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

Less horror, more supernatural family drama. I enjoyed the protagonist - a gritty and messy individual with a soft heart for those she loves. And the story wasn’t bad, I just felt a bit bored while reading - probably cause I was expecting something a bit more scary and less domestic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, Cursing, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Domestic abuse

klemistry's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Interesting story but the writing was not quite as polished as it could be - some strong editing to make plot points a little less convenient, a little better hinted at, would have benefited this book greatly. Still worth a read, very atmospheric. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

vm_henson's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Racism

waterbear0821's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

My favorite part of this book were the insights into indigenous culture. I didn’t particularly like that is was crammed with trauma. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Drug use

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Racism

yuyuv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Medical content, Murder, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, Cursing, Addiction, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Car accident

erikaretia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Murder, Racism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Grief, and Incest