Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

36 reviews

megan_j's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? No

4.25

I really liked this book, but it didn’t make me FEEL enough. I was invested, I loved the characters (especially Addie of course, she is so smart and cunning beyond your imagination) and I did love Henry too and I’m glad

he got a second chance at life

. It was beautifully written and such an interesting plot concept and so heart wrenching at times. Even though the overall premise of the book was quite dark I found it very lighthearted and adventurous a lot of the time too. The writing was so good I did also find myself falling for Luc at times too. Overall really enjoyed it and the writing was beautifully descriptive. 

What is a person if not the marks they leave behind?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Self harm

anna_harmsen's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

antjeliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

megski's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

These people were so fucking boring. Far too long for such a weak payoff.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: War

seanbishop's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

I flew through this book and I enjoyed it from start to finish. A very cool way to handle a really interesting idea. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

madmilliner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

3.0

I wanted to like this story, especially because the writing is so beautiful.  The words, and scenes are a cross between poetry and art.

It is the ultimate manic pixie dream girl vs depressive demon nightmare boy, I felt it was trying too hard and was somehow ¿oversaturated? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Torture, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Biphobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, War, Violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, Rape, Kidnapping, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, Confinement, Child death, Blood, Addiction, Abandonment, and Torture

make_believer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

runitsthepopo's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness

daydreamermoonwalker's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cancer

katrinarose's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

This was a disappointment for me. Slow paced books are supposed to shine in the character development but all the characters felt so empty and one dimensional. It was super repetitive (which I understand is meant to mimic Addie’s existence but still, a book is still meant to be enjoyed) but with no payoff. The ending was just as predictable and boring as the rest of the book. I gave it 2.5 stars only because it wasn’t horrible, I just don’t see all the good a lot of people do. If it wasn’t so long for no reason I may have rated it higher.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders