Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

566 reviews

katepruett's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

best book i’ve ever read, i related a little too deeply.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

noorisen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

This book literally ripped my soul apart, in a good way of course. Because I’m a girl who is also struggling with similar mental health issues that Charlotte was struggling with. And that just made me develop more of a emotional connection to the character than the actual book. I remember that I used to forget that I was reading about someone else because I just felt like I was Charlotte. Relating to her in so many ways made me think that I was a part of her and she was a part of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

So you just know. This book will rip your heart out, and you will feel everything. But not all at once, trust me when I say that it will last a loooonggg time

didisheart's review against another edition

5.0

5 stars ୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅

°˖➴ this book was so good! i loved it so much and i’d KILL to read it for the first time again.

charlie & riley.. 🌚
°˖➴ i found the relationship w charlie & riley a little.. odd. especially the age gap like it was 5 years?!? it’s so weird bc she’s 17 and he was 22..! i’m glad he got sent to a mental hospital LIKE HE DESERVES. his real name is so fucking stupid i still make fun of it “irwin david baxter” bitch who names their child IRIWIN DAVID BAXTER. go back to the 1900s “tally ho!” ahh name.

louisa ☹️
°˖➴ LOUISA. i ♡ louisa with my whole heart. she was such a sweetheart. i love her and always will. i broke down a sobbed when i saw the words “louisa set herself on fire.” like oh. my. god. my heart broke and i sobbed for a good 20 minutes.

blue 🤍
°˖➴ don’t fucking get me started on blue. I LOVED HER SO MUCH. but the scene with her teeth broke my heart literally like i felt it break.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

jadeey1504's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s not often at all that books make me emotional, but this one did. It is so incredibly heavy, dark and sad, but it is also beautiful and hopeful at times. Although I can’t relate to most of the content on a personal level, I fully empathise with the characters and situations throughout. This book was so well written, really enjoyed the wave of emotions I went through, in a bitter sweet way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

cloudnineteen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

2.0

I was going through my kindle looking for something YA and easy and picked up this one and wow this book did not fit either of those categories. I mean that’s on me for not reading the synopsis. But damn. It’s just so incredibly sad???? I don’t think I felt a single moment of joy reading the book and I found it hard to rate this book objectively but I just couldn’t bring myself to like it. Maybe some people that are struggling would find this book cathartic and validating but idk it’s just hard to read about struggles and bad decisions when there’s real people in your life actually going through stuff. ANYWAYS major tw for depiction of self harm cause wow it really jumped right in!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

moosey_goosey13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

courtnetto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

This book was such an amazing read, but also so emotional and really made you feel for Charlotte, our main character in this book. 
Charlotte is only 17 years old and was in hospital for severely harming herself, when it comes to her being released her mother meets her outside and gives her a load of things but tells her that it isn’t going to work between them. One of the things her mother gave her was a bus ticket to Tucson, where Charlotte would reunite with Mikey. He offered her a place to stay at his house, but after confrontation with his landlady, Charlotte is told she is to find a job and move out - she had 2 weeks to do this. 
The next day Charlotte looks around and immediately finds a job in a coffee house named “True Grit” where she meets Riley. 
However, Riley isn’t his real name and he also has a past, like Charlotte herself does. It only takes for him to really mess up with Charlotte later in the book that he eventually tells her everything when on day release from jail. 
By the end of the book, Charlotte is in a much better place and is a lot happier with where she is going in life. The ending of the book tells us that Charlotte is on a plane on her way to New York to be an artists assistant after his last one has finished her placement and is leaving. 
I can’t believe how the book ended and just hoped there was more, it would have been nice to have an insight into where Charlotte is a few years on from overcoming her troubles. 

For help with Self-Harm: 
Shout: giveusashout.org or text SHOUT to 85258. 
The Mix: themix.org.uk or 0808 808 4994
Harmless: harmless.org.uk
National Self-Harm Network: nshn.co.uk

For help with depression: 
Campaign Against Living Miserably: thecalmzone.net or 0800 58 58 58 
Depression UK: depressionuk.org
Papyrus: Papyrus-uk.org or call 0800 068 41 41 or text 07860039967 

For help with suicidal thoughts:
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK: spbristol.org/NSPHUK or 0800 689 5652 

For a safe place to sleep: 
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC): nspcc.org.uk or 0808 800 5000
Runaway Helpline: runawayhelpline.org.uk or 116 600

If you are outside of the UK and need support, then you can use findahelpline.com

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

katebitters's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

lilithh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

About self harm something I struggle with and I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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