Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

47 reviews

ambersbakesandbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

pages_with_a_preoccupied_prin's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Self harm, Blood, Child abuse, Body horror, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

amandabooktopia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, and Violence

laney097's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Self harm, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Rape

bekah1210's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

zoelynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Really well written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Infidelity, Violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Body horror, Body shaming, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

I’m not sure if I would’ve picked it up if I had known about the pedophilia beforehand, but I really liked this book. While it is mentioned, the details weren’t explicit so I was able to get through those scenes.

rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

This was really well written, but I did not expect this to be nearly as dark as it was.

I don't feel like the blurb gave any indication of all the child abuse and I was not prepared. It was handled well, in my opinion, but I was not expecting it.

I also felt like the whole setup was just a way to write this tragic backstory and the opening mystery didn't actually impact the story that much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, and Drug use

schristin92's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

frantically's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Wayyy too many flashbacks for me to get immersed into the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse