Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

As de picas by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

513 reviews

sadie_g's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

One of the most addictive and unique books I’ve read. The concept was so interesting and frightening. I loved the influence of Gossip Girl, Pretty Little Liars and Get Out in this. I kept thinking I knew what the twists were gonna be and I was wrong so many times. Would definitely recommend to read this, it’s so thrilling and handles many heavy topics that are important to discuss and learn about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

maregred's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Bullying and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

emilyycat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

beautifully written characters, I absolutely love love the storyline and that we are able to get details about both students pov.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

matidareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

handove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

i have so much i want to say about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

ja_mehess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Outing

violet_viper's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence and Suicide attempt

logsbooklog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.75

i ended up liking this a good bit. the writing is brisk and easy to get through and the story is gripping enough to see it through to the end. it’s a solid thriller although a lot of the twists are pretty obvious even from the start.
where i think this book falters is in the first 100 pages where the story is pretty cliche. the drama is very much tea but it’s tea that we’ve seen many times before in stories like pretty little liars. while it does ultimately serve to subvert these tropes, i feel like it could have had more creative setups for the payoff to be even better. 
i also think that by the end the book starts to struggle under the weight of its premise. the message is clear and it’s powerful, but the amount of necessary suspension of disbelief becomes too high towards the end. i ended up feeling like it was a little ridiculous just how few genuine people these kids had in their life.

it felt like every single character had to be tied into the overarching mystery when the book really needed some levity of even just 1 or 2 friends or partners who were outsiders. especially chiamaka, who by the end of the book seems to have no one at all compared to devon which results in the payoff feeling kind of uneven.

overall, i think this is a good time with a strong message about race, even if it falls short in a couple areas. i’d definitely recommend it especially for people who may not mind the problems i had as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident and Suicide attempt

charlx_otte's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

I wish I could give this more than 5 stars 🥲

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Drug use, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Death, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

I have no words. I cannot believe this was a debut.

whosgina's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide attempt