Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

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

773 reviews

mald626's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Emotional abuse

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

“But isn’t it wonderful,” she says “to be an idea?”

So this book wins the award for first book this year to make me cry. It has curled up in my brain (where I am sure it will stay) like the echoes of an idea, the secondhand mark, that Addie LaRue leaves behind.  

I don’t think I’ll be forgetting this story or the multitude of feelings it evoked in me for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Biphobia, Violence, and War

agooding's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book was a great read. Easy to fall into the world and Addie’s life. I am wrecked though. Emotional damage. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: War

effervescent_4909's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

3.5

The concept and writing is beautiful. The set up and the last 25% of the book I really enjoyed, but it made me realise just how slow everything in between was. A bunch of the chapters could have easily been left on the cutting room floor. Still a nice read but slow to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual assault

readingduckling's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

It's written so beautifully an absolutely amazing book. Definitely recommend. 💗

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

raginsagein's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual assault

Minor: War and Sexual content

youthofpandas's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Drug abuse

Minor: War, Rape, and Sexual harassment

nialiversuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence

caelfind's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Grief

tessvb's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

Beautifully written, but not my cup of tea. It’s a love letter to the arts, and New York, buried between the character’s self reflection on what makes existence worthwhile, tied together with a love story, that didn’t end quite as tragically as I thought it would. 
I’d recommend this to the introspective romantic reader who likes flawed characters and literature.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide, and Rape