Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

62 reviews

nadiamarjolein's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

At first, I was of the opinion that the book was a bit too ‘young’ adult for me, having little depth and describing teenage drama, but then the book took a more serious turn and I became way more invested in what would happen to the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, and Car accident

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, and Child death

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

3.25

 “We do not remember days, we remember moments."

I really do not know how to feel about this book. This book was heavy. Coming off of The Fault in Our Stars, I think this book is very similar, but there are a few differences that made me not enjoy this book as much as The Fault in Our Stars. I didn't like the writing style as much. Some lines felt very outdated. I didn't really like the characters as much, either. Their relationship felt a bit insta-lovey to me as well, like in The Fault in Our Stars. There were a few moments I liked, but there were also several that I disliked. The discussions around sensitive topics are ones that should be talked about, and destigmatized, yet, I feel as if there are better books out there for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Mental illness and Sexual content

hanofgreengables's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia

s1ck4n's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Moderate: Mental illness, Bullying, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

mollyporteous's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Bullying

newyorkshire's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This gave me Perks of Being a Wallflowe vibes. A raw exploration of the impact of grief.   Also a difficult look at how  bi-polar/manic-depression can be overwhelming,  especially when not undersood by the person experiencing it or the people in their life. 

Important message by the end: reach out. Talk. Speak  up!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Physical abuse and Domestic abuse

mahaofhyrule's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Bullying

nordenosten's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Bullying

tayrod4594's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a hard book to read, from an emotional standpoint. It's absolutely worth it, though, because Niven somehow finds the beauty and the hope in the aftermath and the memories. I honestly think this book should be required reading in school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Grief, Suicide, Animal death, and Bullying

sharanle0808's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse