Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

15 reviews

cate_g1259's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

BEST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ! I have been reading the shining for about 6 months and am only half way through it so decided to pick up something fast paced to get me out of my slump. It took me 4 hours to read this book and I did not put it down once. You think you know what is going to happen be trust me, you are 100% wrong. Oh what I would do yo read it all over again for the first time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

caitbop5's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion

mad_dog_reads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kspears's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was sick and twisted and heavy handed on the gaslighting. Jack, the perfect husband on paper, is a psychopath with an alarming fascination for Grace's sister, Millie, who has Down's Syndrome. 

Jack was *too* evil, to the point that he was a charicature of a villain. He was a half step away from rubbing his hands together meniacally and cackling just for the hell of it. The tragic villain backstory was a bit forced, in my opinion. That being said, his actions did make my skin crawl. 

While this book may not pass the Bechdel Test, there is an underlying theme of the connectivity of women, maternal instincts, and protecting your fellow woman.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Suicide attempt and Pregnancy

tinkerbell2706's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Completely fell in love with this book finished it in one day, could not put it down! The characters are so well written and I can’t stop reading the last 5 pages! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

boldlyno's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

fullybooked_kel's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I’m a bit torn on how to rate this, because I couldn’t put it down and HAD to find out what happened, but on the other hand Jack is a cartoonishly portrayed villain with zero redeeming qualities and Grace’s initial bad decisions are infuriating to read. The ending is satisfying though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

thebookaddict's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

3.0

🇳🇱: Een goed vlot boek. Het boek zelf is vlot geschreven.  Er staan geen onbegrijpelijke woorden in en je leest hem zo uit. Het boek gaf mij een beetje dezelfde vibes als the housemaid van Freid McFadden, alleen dan zonder plot. Dit boek was van het begin tot het einde erg voorspelbaar. Je had gelijk in de gaten wie de slechterik is en er gebeurde niets onverwachts. Hierdoor miste ik een stuk spanning. Een leuke toevoeging was wel dat je het verhaal in het verleden te zien krijgt. Dit zorgt ervoor dat het verhaal toch iets leer diepgang krijgt. Al met al een vlot te lezen boek met een leuke verhaallijn, maar waar wat meer diepgang in mag

🇬🇧: een good and fast paced book. The book was fast paced. It didn't have any hard to understand words in it and you finnishel it in no time. The book gave me the same vibes as "the housemaid" of Freida McFadden but without a plot. The book was very predictably and you know immediately who the bad guys was and nothing unexpected happend. The nice part were the now and past views. That way the book got a little bit more dept. So a fast paced book with a good story line, but it could contain more dept.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

wackzo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting