Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods

53 reviews

nestofwordsandblankets's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Pregnancy, and War

kiwij96's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kira_p's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide

beetree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.25

The beauty of magical realism for me is that it feels a step away from real - this book felt like it was woven out of coincidences and deus ex machina. The way the main love story came together was also weird with both characters feeling a little obtuse. Just talk to each other, yo. You are adults.  Overall, it felt like the book was trying to be too many things and none of them quite worked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide, Murder, and War

peyberry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

I was not expecting this book to have such complex themes! I really enjoyed the characters and joining them on their journeys of self-discovery. The tiny bit of magic was fun and brings out the type of imagination one often has as a child. This is a light and easy read but does have dark topics throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and War

latteswithliterature's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Pregnancy

alicewolfe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

riverofhorton's review against another edition

I had to stop reading this book. Between the male love interests of both the women being creepy, try-hard incels, and the author telling rather than showing, I just couldn't deal with it. Usually when I DNF, there is a chance I'll return to it in the future, there is no such possibility with this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

jasminesreadingcorner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

raisavibes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This was such a breath of fresh air after reading heavy sci-fi/fantasy books. I really enjoyed the writing style. There are so many amazing quotes in this book that a reader can resonate with. If you love books, bookshops and magical realism, this is the book for you. 

"The thing about books is that they help you to imagine a life bigger and better than you could ever dream of."

The Lost Bookshop is a historical fiction that covers important issues like the struggles of being an independent woman in the late 1800s-1900s with a hint of magical realism. It's crazy how women were treated and how little control they had over their own lives. 

This is not my usual genre and I am glad I picked it up, thanks to my book club. Give it a shot, you won't regret it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Minor: Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Stalking, and War