Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Mermaid of Black Conch by Monique Roffey

43 reviews

plantgal_jill's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Excrement, Racial slurs, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

wordsofclover's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Misogyny

Minor: Violence and Suicide attempt

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

rosalind's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Colonisation, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Ableism, and Cursing

corndogqueeen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Wish the ending had a little more to it... but I really enjoyed this. Took me a long time to read so I think that made me like it less than I would've if I'd read it in fewer sittings

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

blkbookbae's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

5.0

absolutely beautiful

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcohol and Biphobia

cerilouisereads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious 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

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Animal death

rebeccajost's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Sexual assault, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Biphobia, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Confinement and Alcohol

Minor: Genocide, Sexual content, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Infidelity

anastasiadreaming's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

1.0

Good stuff:
Interesting description of the land and how it changed because of colonialism.

Bad stuff:
Extremely hypersexual (the word ‘sexing’ was used so many times I wanted to pull my eyes out), needless and frequent girl-on-girl hate, lack of nuance, gross lack of hygiene, and the ‘born sexy yesterday’ trope that I vehemently dislike. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

nialiversuch's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Kidnapping, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Cursing, Ableism, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Slavery