Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R.X. He

25 reviews

bubblesparklereader's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

dreamer626's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

This book was at times hard to read because of the trigger warnings (the author listed them on the first page when you open the book) but so ADDICTING. I was absorbed in trying to find out the mystery surrounding the murder of Ella.

I wanted to punch many characters in this book. Please Please check the trigger warnings before you start!

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

staceyreece's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt

bookishlittlebird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

organizedxchaos's review

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Fire/Fire injury

biblio_simp's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

alaris's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Moderately interesting twist ending I won't spoil, but so many of the details of Dawn's attempt to investigate were predictable and "revealed" in an obvious way. Even the twist isn't a surprise and is there for shock value that just isn't actually there - but perhaps it's not meant for mystery/thriller fans? (Or anyone past teen years, considering the ridiculous throw-in lines emphasizing "Isaac's car is so ancient, it takes a key to start it, not a button" but no mockery of it having a CD player.) 

I did enjoy it, it's a decent first book, but it's oddly hollow. I might read more from this author but probably not anything else featuring teen characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death of parent

kfajack27's review

adventurous dark emotional sad 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

sahoek's review

dark mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Ableism, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

grunkle's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

He’s debut is everything you could dream; shocking, thrilling, and at times downright stomach-churning. This novel puts the importance of “anti-bullying” initiatives into an extreme but very emotionally real context. Can’t wait to see what He cooks up next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Eating disorder and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism and Adult/minor relationship