Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

108 reviews

samantha7815's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

elaineh7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Grief

anie_to's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

jsant's review against another edition

challenging mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

An excellent YA thriller. Five years earlier, five cheerleaders die - accidents? murders? suicides? Five years later, the younger sister of one of the cheerleaders starts digging into things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

booksofshadow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Abortion

alex1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Abortion

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun, quick murder mystery written for the YA audience but interesting and engaging enough for anyone who likes the genre. The overall plot isn't anything new though the twists are done with a deft hand and leave the reader guessing until the very end. It has some gratuitous plots that feel like your classic teen show "added for shock value", some of which are critical for the plot and some that seem to be there only to get a gasp. There's a couple too many characters for me too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence

From the very first chapter

suicide

is a core plot, I'd avoid if you're triggered by that.

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

A little slow at the beginning but once things started happening, it picked up. I wish the whodunnit reveal had a little more oomph but it wasn't the worst. And I wish we knew if the person would actually get charged with the all the things they needed to be charged with. I did enjoy the very last bit with Ginny, I wasn't expecting it. And I liked how Ethan's character turned out. 

I wish we found out about what would happen with Tom and Mike knowing that Tom killed an innocent man. And like besides emotion clouding judgement, why he was so quick to kill an innocent man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

hdelossantos's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Car accident

katherinesreadingalot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i liked it but i still feel like some things are left unanswered for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion