Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

35 reviews

e_reader's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

After reading Heartstopper, I’m trying to get into Alice Oseman’s other books. But this one just didn’t hit as well. I think it was her very first novel that she wrote at like ~18, so it’s pretty impressive for that. 

I liked Tori, I found her very relatable. The mystery of Solitaire was interesting as well, and it made me happy to see her relationship develop with Michael. A pretty quick read, and worth it if you like Oseman’s other books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Self harm

feliz_in_a_bucket's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

3.25

A nostalgic view on teen angst, that has a tendency to be a tad annoying in a weirdly cute way. The plot however is kind of lacking - especially towards the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Outing, and Self harm

Minor: Medical content and Suicide

avagrossman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Bullying, Self harm, and Sexual assault

scoutty's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Self harm, Medical content, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

aaround132's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Eating disorder, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

onesimplenote's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I honestly love this book. Tori and Michael feel so real, which can be difficult to find with YA books where many characters tend to feel very scripted and unrealistic. Overall, I think it represents high school without too many overused clichés.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Homophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Violence, Sexism, Cursing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt

malupastafrola's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

sensitive_queer's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Minor: Suicide attempt, Ableism, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

angrboda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

absolutely adore this book, it’s rare to find a protagonist you relate to 100% , where you agree to all their thoughts, feelings and actions. i’ve never seen a character like tori spring before, she’s a fictional embodiment of me. a person who thinks like i do. i read this book very quickly and enjoyed every moment of it, i cant express how perfect it is.

although i do wish that tori and micheal’s romantic relationship at the end was explored further, i love them both

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Blood, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Outing, Medical content, Stalking, and Vomit

hannahrogers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing and Medical content