Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Cleópatra e Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

299 reviews

v_da_jenn's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse

kylie10s's review against another edition

2.25

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

nialogical's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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reading Cleo’s POV as a twenty-something with a habit of dating older people felt like walking barefoot on Legos—uncomfortably relatable and occasionally unbearable. Their relationship teeters between captivating and cringe-worthy, with the power imbalances hitting way too close to home. Please don’t get me started on the constant POV shifts. it’s like the book couldn’t decide who it wanted me to emotionally spiral with. While the chaos was intentional, it sometimes made staying invested feel like a chore. Great writing, but I could’ve used a breather (and maybe therapy) in between chapters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

leonormarques's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt

eleanorgarnham's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i absolutely loved this!!! can’t stop thinking about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

talialebrett13's review against another edition

3.75

emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship

lisamstanhope's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I struggled at times with this novel, it had many themes that in other books would be an automatic dnf for me. However there was something about this book that made me push through and keep reading. 
The main negatives for me were the sexual violence towards women almost glamorizing it….just why do women write about sex in this vein….i could imagine the outrage if it were a male writing this.
It was dark and heavy at times but had some lighter moments. Good satisfying ending although I would have like to have heard more about Zoe and how she fared beyond the brief mention in the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship

asb51's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment

mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective 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: Yes

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Melancholy personified.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

gewrgia_lightwood's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

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give me a toxic, raw and complex relationship over any cringy, smut-and-trope-driven romance!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol