Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

186 reviews

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

sharlapeggy's review

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Self harm, Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Medical content, Blood, and Abandonment

nabaraditi's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

3.0

TW: self-harm, attempted suicide, substance abuse, alcohol use, sexual assault
Synopsis: It's about a 17 year old girl who has lost people in the past and in the present and chooses to self-harm and has attempted suicide. It's also about grief from the closest person kills themselves. So, the book starts off with her life in a psychiatric hospital and then it moves to how she manuveurs her life in the outside world with a meagre job to pay rent and utilities, make friends, and learning everyday to not give in to her old habits.

Being a psychology student, I could not stop seeing it from a MHP lens. I could see why she kept a tender kit, why she was attracted and tried to help Riley, how art soothe her difficult emotions, how her beliefs broke her internally more and more, how one traumatic event may lead to multiple traumatic events. 
I'm not sure how to write a review for this book. This book read like some hollywood movie yet it felt surreal in some parts. And due to this, I didn't enjoy this book as much as I expected to. I enjoyed the part one more than when she gets out of the hospital. As the book is written as a story which doesn't explain why a person in pain would go back to their maladaptive behaviours, I cannot recommend this book for awareness. It's difficult to understand why Riley is the way he is and why Charlie and Julie his sister help him (in their own way). Nevertheless, if you choose to read this book, be aware of the trigger warnings and if you're in a good headspace. The book also provides a complete list of resources and helplines at the back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape and Death of parent

kristenmeiser's review

challenging emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

oliii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body shaming, Rape, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Death, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Grief

senkia9's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

biblioboyd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

• 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: Self harm, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

olilivestoread's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Acephobia/Arophobia

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

This was such a heartbreaking, gut wrenching read and I feel as though words cannot express how deeply I care for this book. The way Charlie had the opportunity to be better once she got out of the facility she was placed in after her suicide attempt yet chose the path she knew would ruin her and set her back to that terrible mental state. Having to be put through the horrid events she’s experienced from such a young age bc of her environment, was hard to read about bc we know she deserves better yet she doesn’t feel she’s worthy of getting it. 

The beginning of her end was her upbringing with her parents who had many problems of their own and bringing her into their world, just seemed to make it worse. The catalyst of it all was definitely what she was put through by her best friend Elise. Sure she was her only friend but that didn’t necessarily mean she was a good influence in Charlie’s life especially after she started getting mixed up in substances, bad boyfriends and bringing those issues to Charlie.

I’ve teared up and cried and straight up paused the audiobook several times bc of the contents in the book. Whether it was from genuine disbelief in the bad decisions Charlie continued to make, the shit other characters put her through (both in the past and present) or from knowing that the story can only end one of two ways 1. She relapses & cuts herself to death or 2. She finds the strength to get the proper support she needs in order to create the life she wants and deserves for herself bc she’s still a kid with a bright future ahead. I’m happy it ended the way it did, with Charlie getting closure from Riley at the concert and her on the way to achieve her dreams of becoming an artist as she starts a letter to Elise. It was the official end to that era of her life so she can truly gain the happiness she needs after a lifetime of misery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

mrsfields0822's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

This book was definitely heavy, I would check out any triggers before reading. I really enjoyed reading this book and I can see why it is so popular. When it comes to the flow of the book I loved that there were no numbered chapters and that the chapters were all pretty short. As for the story, I found myself truly feeling the emotion Charlie and many of the other characters expressed and I’m so happy there is a happy ending. There were a couple of moments that had me completely shocked and I didn’t know what to expect next! I think this will be a book I recommend in the future! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Abandonment, Self harm, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent and Death