Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

63 reviews

samanthajore's review against another edition

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be entertaining while still leaving me hooked. I didn’t find the ending to be predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, and Sexual harassment

suzyh5317's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Physical abuse

lmshearer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

A generous 3 stars for this forgettable 'thriller'. The rating would have been lower had I not listened to this on audio at 3x speed (the narration was painfully slow and disjointed). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

ashleynewman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Audio version was entertaining with the podcast element. Extremely dark/heavy subject matter but I never guessed the ending, which is rare and a big plus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child death, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, and Suicide

Minor: Terminal illness

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident and Alcohol

rachelsbookishlife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Violence

armstrongangela83's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Misogyny

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Torture

sue_from_stack_those_books's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

5.0

This was an interesting read. A podcaster that follows trials is covering the rape of a young woman. As the story begins she will receive messages from another woman who wants her to investigate an old murder that happened in the same town. 
Will either victim get their Justice?

This hits hard and talks about the problems associated with a rape victim that decides to report the crime against them. It is not like most crimes but very detailed and horrific for those who do end up reporting it. This book is not for the faint of heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, and Suicide

shereadsmysteries's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Murder, Misogyny, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Rape

Also: Slut shaming Story revolves around rape trial and can be very triggering/disturbing.