Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Treatment by Suzanne Young

4 reviews

ckreads28's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

4.5 out of 5 Stars: This one was intense and the themes and more descriptive of how the "epidemic" started It worries me that this may be a glimpse into our future world, if we're not careful. 

The plot twists and action kept me gripped but there was some gory and gruesome backstory as well. This does remind me of why I stepped back from dystopia because it is scary of how close our world can get to it lately. There are some authors like Suzanne Young, can pull in and hold you to it and make you think of the themes and what we can hopefully do to change them before this happens. As good as these books are I am not buying the rest are the themes are just too heavy to reread. I will finish this series because I hate to feel I left it unread when the characters are showing and sharing so much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

mxbluet18's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.25

"The girl I used to be is dead—The Program killed her."
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Trigger warnings for The Treatment include: abuse, alcoholism, domestic violence, rape, depression, sexual assault, self-harm and suicide as a main theme.
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This book is the second in The Program series, and it follows the same themes and general ideas. It continues on from where The Program left off, still following Sloane and her boyfriend James, as well as Realm, but also a few new characters who play significant roles in the story too.
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Altogether, I struggled to get through this one, and I was hoping to continue reading the series as there are several more books than this, however I really had a hard time wanting to read it. And  I feel as though this one relied on the action scenes too much rather than developing the plot and characters properly. Alongside a take on the amnesia trope, I just didn't really enjoy this second book, it just felt a bit too propped up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

taylorroseship's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

andrea_thehun's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment