Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

52 reviews

lizziaha's review against another edition

1.75

This book is great for a laugh, if you read it with the right attitude (that attitude being making fun of hundred year old loser edward cullen). This is truly psychopathic shit. Not only do we get a detailed recap of all the psychopathic behavior from the original books, we also get insight into Edward’s misogynistic and murderous thoughts. Like bro spent half of his time planning murders and the other half barely restraining himself from committing them. Also this book just solidified for me the fact that edward would’ve never fallen for Bella if he could hear her thoughts. Her internal monologue is everything he despises about anyone else’s thoughts. I also feel like it can’t be stressed enough that he literally stalks her!!!!! He breaks into her room while she’s sleeping and justifies it by killing a spider??? my guy get it together. And while we’re here, i just want to say that i have a hate-based parasocial relationship with stephenie meyer for how dirty she did rosalie. i will never forgive the misogyny that rosalie has been built around. when she could’ve been such an incredible character!!! this book is unhinged in the worst way imaginable. (emmett sweetheart this has nothing to do with you, you’re lovely) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

abibliophilecalledbeth's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved reading from Edward's POV finally

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death and Stalking

Minor: Animal death

melissageritas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

sav_22's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

I actually had so much fun with this lol. I found it loads more entertaining than the actual original novels. I doubt this was the intention of Meyers, but this made Edward even more deranged, weird, creepy, which as a result makes him actually more interesting than he ever was before. It’s very fun, especially if you don’t take it seriously and are coming from a place of love-hate for the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

brandie_abbie19'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

cptnstphy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

Reading about how Jasper handled James absolutely delighted me. Not only are his talents much more complex and powerful than Bella had ever known (cloaking himself in “boredom” as a disguise until the final moment) (cool as fuck), he was just so necessary for Edward’s sanity as they drove to the ballet studio. The way he forced calm on Edward via gentle touch to the back of the neck felt so caring and brotherly to me. So special. Jasper’s my new favourite, so underrated. Really cool to hear Alice’s planning too, how she thinks ahead and rearranges everything perfectly in her mind and props before it takes place. I also loved hearing right from the source how Edward’s life changed and how he felt happiness for the first time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Kidnapping

shutupmaybe's review against another edition

funny sad tense

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

4.0

Edward Cullen I hate being in your head but I'd be a liar if I said this stupid book didn't take me on a roller coaster ride. I laughed, I screamed, I wished and prayed for your spontaneous combustion despite knowing it was a futile hope. This book is a MUST for anyone who read the original series. Sure, it might make you hate The Cullens more, or hate Edward more, or, well... hate any of the characters more (except Jacob—that's one character that was spared; so three cheers for you baby Jake fans) but you'll come out the other side a changed person. Definitely a darker read than Twilight or any of the follow-up books in the series, but trust me, you'll still laugh at the amount of lampshading and retconning Stephenie Meyer does. It's worth it alone to read

the car chase scene

so I'd say read it if just to read the chapter titled 'Race'. You can thank me later.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism and Sexual assault

elara_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

lorenab's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It's a very good book. It gives you a little more insight into Edwards thoughts and feelings toward Bella. 
The plot is (obviously) very similar to Twilight which takes away some of the suspense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Torture, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Murder

samolbrysh's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Read for the nostalgia factor. Interesting to hear Edward’s thoughts, but at a certain point got repetitive and boring. Obviously not much new with the story, but it is good to get a little more insight on the Cullen family.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts