Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake

10 reviews

chanelreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

xoxo_bookishbabe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

Keri Lake is truly a master of her craft with the way she layers her stories with mystery, secrets, and various dark elements. She creates something so deliciously dark and beautiful that I find myself enthralled, unable to get enough. 

I’m perhaps a bit too good at piecing together mysteries, though, because I did find some of the twists of the story to be predictable. But, truly if you’re paying attention, it’s easy to pick up on the clues for when the twist is revealed later. This isn’t a point of contention for me because I still very much enjoyed the book. 

If you’re a dark romance, romantic suspense, etc reader and you haven’t read Keri Lake, I’m assuming you live under a rock. She just knows how to write ‘em and this book was no exception. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Suicide, Addiction, Infidelity, Mental illness, Alcohol, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

Moderate: Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

aklovekorn's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Addiction, Blood, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, and Drug abuse

jlaz_13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death, and Dementia

Minor: Confinement, Stalking, War, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Drug abuse

helenxhan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

so fucked up but i love it 
trigger warnings should have been mentioned at the beginning but when you like fucked up dark romances and characters with a tragic background it's the perfect book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Addiction, Violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Murder, Child abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Child death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Torture

jojothepittboss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I loved this. Dark and tantalizing, mysterious and heart felt, desperation and obsession. Check trigger warnings ⚠️ this is not for the faint of heart nor for those looking for a fluffy romance. This was truly captivating and I was lost to the world around me as I read well into the wee hours of the morning. It kept me up at night, thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

renaaa_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

before you read this book just know it has EVERY trigger warning possible. It is a dual POV & has multiple timelines also. If any of these things bother you, don't read the book..
I didn't really get the emotional connection between the characters, especially with the huge age difference (which normally doesnt bother me, except the FMC had just graduated high school) besides the convenience that they lived/worked in the same house.
However, the plot of the book was so out there with all the family drama that I had to finish it to know what happened. Once you thought you knew someone, there'd be a huge plot twist. 
Overall, the book was very well written and was different from anything else I've read before. Think of it like a very, very, very dark beauty and the beast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

sam019's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Didn't love the writing, never clicked for whatever reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

ploomerika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

delvie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This book was everything I wanted wrapped up in everything I didn't want for the price of free (kindle unlimited). The whole book is a trigger warning, just a heads up. In my case, absolutely worth it: I couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture