Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

186 reviews

marsm0th's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces is not an easy read in terms of content. However, if you're able to make it through-- it serves as a very raw and real portrait of a young girl struggling with mental health. Glasgow doesn't shy away from the true nature of the struggles depicted in Charlie, never romanticizing the way you so often see. As you read, you see the way Charlie's struggles affect her ability to form lasting relationships with anyone in her life, highlighting real-time side effects of mental health struggles. I can't say this will be true for everyone (as everyone's experiences are different), but Girl in Pieces will make you feel understood in one way or another. Glasgow just gets it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

loumele3's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Domestic abuse, and Blood

i_am_gay_and_here_2's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

lovesbug787's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It is dark but ends well and is something you might yell at the characters at at times but is really good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Self harm, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

It is intense and can be hard to get through if you have any sort of trauma or mental illness background.

neriah_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

omg this was a ride i want riley redemption 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

moamos1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child abuse, Body shaming, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Death

shayisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

Sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

jenna_rae13's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

leah3579's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

alyssagee11's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual content, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Blood, Drug use, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt