Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

131 reviews

jlfaith21's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I thought I had this book figured out but of course I didn’t. I couldn’t believe the ending. I enjoyed the ending but just wish the story leading up to it was a bit more detailed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Drug use

mfrisk's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I can’t fully decide yet how I feel about this one but I’m going to try to capture my experience. I really enjoyed the world building, the character building, and the fast pacing due to the shorter chapters. Where I struggle is with the conclusion and the final reveal. I’d have to reread to see if it really makes sense but I’m not sure I feel the reveal was built enough into earlier details of the book. Which I guess could be intentional but the reveal seems overly reliant on the idea that our main character essentially didn’t see what was right in front of her within her relationship. It just seems a bit too neatly wrapped up and convenient. The prologue also could have gone a bit further as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Death, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Self harm, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Suicide

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

I came into this after having LOVED The Silent Patient, and was so disappointed. I simply didn’t care for any of the characters, and so many of them felt more like caricatures of people than truly human. I also wasn’t absorbed by the suspense aspect,

because I knew it couldn’t be Fosca, I knew from early on that the biographical chapters were written by Sebastian, and I knew Zoe was suspicious for not admitting her involvement with the Maidens and for pointing the finger at Fosca, who I knew didn’t do it.

. I did listen to the audiobook, which was well-narrated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Death, Mental illness, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

sophiacantread's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

it was pretty decent until like the last 100 pages it really started to pick up and then the ending was insane. plot twist was crazy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide attempt

stephaniezd's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Solid thriller/whodunnit. I felt lost at times due to not having any background in Greek mythology. The ending caught me by surprise, tho, so that was really a nice twist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Murder, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

bronzeageholly's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Grief, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide attempt

meowkira's review

dark emotional mysterious tense

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, and Suicide

arthur_ant18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Violence, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Suicide attempt

grace_of_avi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Def will reread this. Left me speechless 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Self harm

Moderate: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Suicide attempt

paulrichard's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt