Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The One by John Marrs

31 reviews

kaylee14's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Death, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Abortion, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia

librarianjennifer's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Gore, and Infertility

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This made me root for a serial killer — make of that what you will.

I received "The One" years ago as a birthday present and picked it up again on a whim. At first I was a bit hesitant. There are five stories, that interact very very little until the end. 

But after a few 100 pages or so, I'd really gotten invested in 4/5 stories and wanted to see them continue. There were really surprising twists, that I didn't anticipate at all and towards the end, all the already short chapters (my fav) ended cliffhanger-ish and I couldn't put the book down anymore. Definitely one of my new favourite thrillers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, and Miscarriage

leebeeloves's review against another edition

challenging dark 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infertility, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Torture

Moderate: Bullying, Dementia, Rape, Violence, Fatphobia, Infertility, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

astroerica's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Pregnancy, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Suicidal thoughts

komaedacoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Yeeeesss

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

An amazing thriller! Imagine a company exists that has created a DNA match test to ensure that every person is matched with the ONE person on earth who is perfect for them, but only if you choose to find them. I'm this book there are multiple POVs. One of them is a serial killer. The twists had me floored. I was actually speechless. I will recommend this book from now on. I enjoyed it so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Death, Gore, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

megelizabeth's review

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

"I was angry at everything, especially thinking that everyone else would have a lifetime of sunrises and sunsets, while mine were limited."

This is twisty, pacy, and incredibly thought-provoking. There's an interesting mix of characters and plotlines - some stronger than others, and I personally would've much preferred not to read from Christopher's perspective, but it was fascinating to see the myriad of ways in which a scientific discovery can affect lives and relationships and, essentially, social order and humanity. I predicted some things but not others, and I definitely found myself invested and eager to find out what was going to happen next and how things were going to develop and intersect.

I did, unfortunately, have a few issues with this book, mostly towards the end. The writing of some of the female characters feels a bit dodgy at times, and the only brown characters end up being pretty much just a plot device, which is incredibly frustrating and really something we should have moved beyond. There's also another thing that happens with the plot towards the end which to me felt like a huge cop-out and which I really wish had been handled differently. On a different note, there are also quite a lot of editing errors, which always takes me out of a story a bit.

As well as all of this, I was also somehow expecting just a bit more from this book? It's definitely dark and twisted and has some interesting things to say, but I wasn't as shocked or thrilled as I expected to be. It's been on my radar for years, so I'm glad I finally got around to reading it, and I did enjoy it, but just not quite as much as I would have liked to.

Definitely check content warnings, as this book is extremely graphic in places. Also be warned if, like me, you're at all squeamish with anything to do with eyes - there's one particular scene which I'm sure will haunt me for the rest of my life!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage

bookishdreamer61's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Chronic illness, Violence, Terminal illness, Murder, and Cancer

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Infertility, and Gore

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Homophobia

kkm88's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Abortion, Grief, Outing, Pregnancy, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, and Rape