Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Mad Honey by Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jodi Picoult

190 reviews

amandalachelle's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Cursing, Child death, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

Moderate: Hate crime

Minor: Mass/school shootings

adilyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Murder, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

3.25

Lilly needed some therapy before just getting surgery. She needed to be honest with everyone around her about who she truly is. Asher needs to get his anger in control before he actually does hurt someone like his father. Did get a bit too preachy and controversial as the story went on 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Outing, Self harm, Body shaming, Bullying, Transphobia, Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

perlastars's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

I would have rated this higher because I love the education and perspective it delivers. However, I was not a fan of the ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Transphobia, Self harm, Suicide, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Bullying

01bee's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Domestic abuse

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Death, and Toxic relationship

lemons's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Suicide, Pregnancy, Deadnaming, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Outing

Minor: Mass/school shootings

rgs's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Transphobia, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Deadnaming, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Suicide attempt, Child death, Medical content, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Toxic friendship

richellemitchell's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad fast-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

very good would highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Bullying, Suicide attempt, and Domestic abuse

beckyjzw's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Child abuse, Abortion, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Violence, and Self harm