Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

136 reviews

thebookpaiges's review

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Self harm, Murder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Blood, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mar's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

the first 90% of this book was the least thrilling thriller i've ever read, the last 10% was an absolutely infuriating combination of nonsensical plot twists. literally the only good thing about this book is the cover.

ALSO, WHY IS ONE OF THE CHARACTERS IN THIS BOOK WITH NO OTHER FANTASY ELEMENTS A PSYCHIC? i thought that him knowing things he shouldn't know about the main character would turn out to mean he's been stalking her or something*, but nope, he's just psychic. hello???????

* he does also literally stalk her later in the book but don't worry about it it's fine when he does it because he's the Nice Guy Love Interest <3

anyway. been a while since a book sucked so bad it made me feel like i was losing my mind, so. thanks. for that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Pedophilia

Minor: Self harm

theinstabookworm's review

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

CW: murder, death of a parent, death of a sibling, cancer death, fatal car accident, fatal heart attack, death of a spouse, drowning death, death of a pet, domestic violence, mentions of self-harm, drug addiction, mentions of physical and sexual abuse, mentions of depression, mentions of suicide

THE GOOD: If you can suspend your disbelief I think this is a pretty good book, though I'll say I liked THE SILENT PATIENT more. I liked how it connected to THE SILENT PATIENT and would suggest reading this before that book because this takes place before it, although you can read that one first and it won't make too much of a difference. I liked the short chapters and that the story continued at the beginning of a new chapter rather than changing scenes. I put this off for quite a while after reading THE SILENT PATIENT because I was worried it would dive deeper into Greek mythology and I'm glad it didn't.

THE BAD: This was a slower burn. I also guessed the twist and wasn't thrilled with it.

Favourite quote: N/A

THE VERDICT: ★★★☆☆.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Murder, Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

sawyernarro's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Child abuse, Animal death, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

spillingthepomegranates's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism

glammster's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, Grief, Infertility, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Car accident

rjkadlick's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

i was gonna rate this book 3.5 stars and had a lot of witty comments to write in this review then the ending was just so bad i had to dock it a whole point

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Murder, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, Animal death, and Pedophilia

madkat37's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Mental illness, Animal death, Stalking, Self harm, and Pedophilia

wandas's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Moderate: Grief, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

Minor: Drug use

avasbookmark's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm