Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Fans of the Impossible Life by Kate Scelsa

8 reviews

spossum's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

freshbatchofbooks's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I flew through this book, but only because I was trying to beat my library due date. 
I don’t think the epilogue was necessary 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Bullying, and Hate crime

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fatphobia, Medical content, Abandonment, Drug abuse, Mental illness, and Drug use

Minor: Classism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Adult/minor relationship

uhh_sydney's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Outing, and Self harm

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Addiction

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

mayab1226's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

For one thing, this book got me out of my reading slump, so I’m thankful to it for that! The plot and characters were really engaging, and the novel had a compelling and nuanced portrayal of teenage rebellion & escapism, mental illness & self-destruction, and the fine line the characters walked between the two. Although I found the shifting POV tense (1st person for Jeremy, 2nd person for Sebby, 3rd person for Mira) off-putting at first, by the end I was fully invested in it and found that it served their characters well. In particular, I thought Sebby’s 2nd person POV was used just the right amount: not enough that it became affected, but not so little that Sebby didn’t have a voice in the narrative, although his was definitely more complex and ambiguous than that of Jeremy or Mira (which, again, served his character well).

However, I felt that some of the secondary characters—Rose, Ali (and their relationship), Nick, and especially Talia—were a little underdeveloped, even though I understand they weren’t the focus of the novel. The ending also felt a little rushed to me. But on the whole, this was a good, compelling read I’d recommend to fans of YA contemporary/realistic fiction.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Self harm

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug abuse, Bullying, and Adult/minor relationship

laucavani's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Bullying, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism and Death of parent

januaryapril's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Body shaming

julialima's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

jude7's review

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

This book wasn't for me, and really slow paced. I wasn't a fan of having the first person (Jeremy's chapters), second person (Seby's chapters), and third person (Mira's chapters) tenses. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death of parent