Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Ghosts We Keep by Mason Deaver

133 reviews

prehistoricpotatoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

personal, close, necessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

midnightbelles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Cursing, Child death, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

mxbluet18's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

Trigger warnings for The Ghosts We Keep include: death of a sibling; dead bodies, gender dysphoria, transphobia, suicidal ideation and self harm.
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This is the story of a kid losing their older brother, and how it affects them, their parents and their brother's best friend and ex-boyfriend.
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It's a story of grief, depression and anxiety. Of no one knowing quite how to process any of the events, and not knowing how to talk to each other about it.
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It also goes into how depression and can feel and how it can manifest itself in people, and how it can be different depending on circumstances. It talks about self harm too, but not in a super in-depth way. It discusses that when someone is feeling lots of strong and negative emotions and feelings, and trying to process traumatic events, that can be one outlet. I also want to add that while it isn't a healthy coping strategy, it can happen, and that shame and guilt shouldn't be emotions that surround it. It happened and it can't be undone once it's been done. All that can be done is to talk about it, talk about the emotions and feelings, and what might have triggered it, and to keep moving forward.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Homophobia, Blood, Self harm, Grief, Death, Dysphoria, Transphobia, and Cursing

Moderate: Outing

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

• 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Death, Child death, Grief, Blood, Car accident, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Transphobia

vidya_is_vidya's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Car accident, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Transphobia

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

1.0

Unfortunately, this was really a disappointment for me. It was overall frustrating to read and the main character was similarly frustrating. That is not to say I don't understand why the book and character was written this way. The main character is a young adult dealing with the sudden death of his brother, but that understanding did not make it any easier to read. It did not help that by the end the main character had not reflected or apologized to anyone they hurt other than their parents. He did and said horrible things to both his best friends and his brother's best friend.  It was understandable to an extent considering what he was going through. However, he never apologized or even reflected on his part in how those relationships fell apart. Which ended the story in a way that made me just overwhelmingly frustrated with both the main character and the narrative. Honestly, I really wish I liked it as the concept of the story sounded super interesting,  but I just think this book was really not for me.   

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

pitti_we's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

margaret_rose_reads123's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a beautiful book that captures the struggles of coping with grief and loss. Thank you Mason Deaver for sharing this story with us all. I felt so seen as I’ve been navigating loss within my own family. 

Overall, I loved it, and felt every emotion alongside the characters. 

PS:  Check trigger warnings before reading, I did and felt more prepared, which helped me empathize better with MC 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Car accident

karlo's review against another edition

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, and Self harm