Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Binding by Bridget Collins

222 reviews

miastr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol and Rape

rachel8896's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Homophobia

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Incest

paper_bound's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, and Rape

bunbunbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Suicide, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Outing

hannasreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

enhaforever's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Abandonment, and Suicide

Moderate: Death and Slavery

Minor: Animal death

oogtube's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Had a great first part, the buildup in the beginning location was everyone I wanted about a magic bookbinding apprentice- then It kinda moved onto the romance and it all went downhill. It focused FAR too much on the romance and near nothing on the concepts carefully built in the beginning and even kinda- abandoned the beginning tone in a heartless and sudden way that left you not feeling the emotional weight it really should have given. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Vomit

dananana's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Outing, Suicide, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Homophobia, Animal death, and Rape

Moderate: Classism, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

kcup_espresso's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! I had a hard time putting it down, even though it wasn't really what I thought it was going to be initially. While I went in expecting to read more about the magic and lore of how bookbinding worked in this story's world, I was pleasantly surprised by the love story it presented. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Animal death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Homophobia and Vomit

Minor: Incest

tacoshark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely adored this. I listened to it and the reader was wonderful, but mostly it’s just so well plotted and the characters unfold and develop in this slow, mysterious way that’s ultimately incredibly satisfying. You don’t have any idea what’s going on for the first half of the book, but it’s not really disorienting because the main character, Emmett, doesn’t either. The gradual unfolding of the story and the secret at the center of it is so beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Suicide, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts