Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

9 reviews

spaghettii's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

Space gays ftw

why was the only sex scene in the epilogue smh

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Suicide, Death, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, and War

acorn192k's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping and War

Minor: Suicide attempt

kate_arts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.0

This book has so many twists and turns. The story had so many moving parts which at some points were hard to keep track of them all, but didn’t really detract from the story. I think the metaphysical aspect of this book was really well handled especially as the story progressed. I also loved the romance. Some aspects of this book would make more sense if you read Winter’s Orbit first, but they could be stand alone. 

I also want to give a big shout out to Everina Maxwell’s portrayal of gender. She created her own system which is easy to fallow and allows her characters to explore all aspects of this system without judgment or pigeonholing them to fit preconceived notions the reader might have. 

I can’t wait to see what happens next in this universe 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, War, and Suicidal thoughts

pitsikakku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, War, Death, Drug use, and Addiction

Moderate: Suicide attempt

annoyedhumanoid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

i really enjoyed Everina Maxwell's first book, Winter's Orbit, set in the same universe but entirely separate, so i was of course very excited for their next one. Ocean's Echo went even more for plot and even less for romance than its predecessor, which was already notable for how plot-heavy it was for a book billed as a romance; unfortunately, i enjoyed the plot much less this time around. the whole Power Rangers combine-into-one but with minds ("syncing") became monotonous and laborious. the book could have been 20% shorter, but even if it were, the amount of payoff at the end still wouldn't feel sufficient. basically, not my favorite journey and a very meager reward for my efforts. i still recommend Winter's Orbit though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and War

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Addiction, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Torture, Body horror, Murder, Vomit, Alcohol, Confinement, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Slavery, and Terminal illness

re: ableism: people have genetically-inherited mind-reading/commanding abilities, and mind-readers are stigmatized. re: slavery: discussions of aforementioned mind-readers being conscripted into the military and basically worked to death. re: terminal illness: mcs find themselves in an untenable, rapidly worsening mental state

wilybooklover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Confinement, Grief, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

jessie_h's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

5.0

Holy cow! I loved this book so much! Of course my last book of 2022 would also land itself on my top 3 books of the year list. It's one of the books that hooks you in and makes you ignore important things like eating and sleeping. I needed to know what happened next and yet I didn't want it to end! My mind is kind of blown right now with how amazing this book was. I adored the first one but I may love this one even more! I hope Everina Maxwell keeps blessing us with books in this universe because I still have so many questions about the Resolution and their treaties. I also want future books go back and visit the main characters in these first two books because I need more of them! I especially would love a sequel to this book because I need more of Surit and Tennal! I loved them so much! Ugh! I'm basically the heart-eyes emoji right now and my thoughts are just a rambly, raving mess. I'll sort them into a coherent review later. Just go read this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Confinement

astropova's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Death, Confinement, and Mental illness

The latter half / last third of this book has a lot of trippy scenes involving POV characters being unable to be fully conscious of their own bodies/existence. I think this could cause a problem for people that need content warnings for dissociation or something similar.

sarahna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, and Confinement