Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Luxúria by Raven Leilani

30 reviews

jacinderr's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I ended up loving this book!! I couldn’t give it 5 stars because the writing style still confuses me. Some lines that were supposed to be deep just came off as cheesy, and it would be so dry and monotonous by just listing out tasks the character was doing and felt so ??? Boring to read ? But then the author chucked like a million SAT words in there that the writing somehow insulted my intelligence with boring descriptions but also made me feel dumb by using niche words that maybe someone studying Latin could figure out, and this would all be in the same paragraph ??

But the story won me over in the end !!  Genuinely surprised me in a way I never knew I needed.  I can’t stop thinking abt it !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Racism, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Medical trauma

kathleen_theresa's review against another edition

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

3.0

I wanted to like this book more than I did. I guess my biggest issue was ultimately I wanted more in the ending for all the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism, Self harm, and Abortion

sl680's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent

moksha's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Abortion

blessing_aj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, and Death of parent

jenny_d's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-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: Animal death, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood

masscrafter's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Abortion, and Death of parent

ameliasbooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

This book doesn't make sense. The plot has a lot of holes. The writing is good, but the sentences that make a punch, are just there to achieve that feeling. Nothing goes any deeper, nothing is really explained. People can make decisions, I don't understand, I'm absolutely fine with that, I'm actually very much interested usually. But at least I should be given a convincing explanation for the why. This book unfortunately doesn't do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Self harm, Suicide, and Abortion

amelreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, and Gun violence

Age gap relationship.

ohheyandi's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I really loved the writing style, every paragraph felt like a poem. And I liked the way everything was connected, even if there was some degree of separation between parts. I really liked learning about Edie's childhood and past.

Overall, I just did not like the story. I was not invested in the plot, it felt very circular and redundant. I also didn't care for Eric and his family, I was more invested in Edie alone than when she was interacting with them.

The writing kept my attention, but rest of the novel just wasn't my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicide