Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

53 reviews

appleberry's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Death, and Grief

befrazzledenby's review against another edition

ahaha this was super triggering

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Self harm

garfield_eats's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Suicide

solaie's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

kaylaraine23's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.5

It's interesting to read Hold Still after having read We Are Okay. I can see elements of this biok in Nina LaCour's later work, which only made me appreciate her writing more. LaCour just writes grief so well and while this wasn't an easy read because of its subject matter, it was a really good one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, and Self harm

steffi_23's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Maybe it is possible to glue pieces of a shredded heart back together. It might not be completely whole again but maybe that’s okay 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Grief, Death, and Self harm

meganreadsbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, and Sexual assault

penofpossibilities's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

I went like 'i shouldnt read this right now because it'll be triggering' and then i read it anyway

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, and Child death

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Addiction, and Sexual content

aeyejw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I actually really enjoyed this book despite giving it 3.25 stars because it touched on issues close to my heart such as teen mental health and sexuality (whilst not making the sexuality the focus). The reason I didn’t rate it higher is because its very YA- and i struggle to find the depth of character I’m looking for when the protagonists are teenagers. I would still recommend this book to people who want a book that is easy to read in language but touches on important and deep issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Self harm

ireneac's review

hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Grief