Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph

6 reviews

annamwallace66's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

mysterious sad

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child abuse

lovelymisanthrope's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

I picked up this book on a whim because it sounded like an interesting, new age take on social media and murder. 10 years ago, Jess's mom was murdered by a serial killer who was never identified. She was the first victim, and for 10 years the "Magpie Man" has left the police stumped as to his identity. Jess, still grappling with the loss of her mother, decides to join a social media reality show so she can share her story and *hopefully* find someone who knows something about who the Magpie Man is. 
I enjoyed this story more than I expected. Jess is a normal teenager, and she is dealing with her normal life, all while under the new scrutiny of a camera. Through her segment of the show, she uncovers new details about her mother's murder and meets new friends to help her along the way. I do think her investigative skills were verging on the realm of unbelievable, but I still rooted for her! I also was surprised by the killer reveal. The author left just enough clues to make it believable, but it was still a huge surprise to me! 
I definitely recommend this to those who like a YA Nancy Drew type murder mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

taylorsevalia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

binreads's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Really liked this one. Super fast paced, finished it in two days. The chapters weren’t really chapters to be honest, considering they were 1-2 pages each chapter but I like a fast read. I think it was a nice quick YA novel to pick up.

Could definitely feel the heavy inspiration from Holly Jackson’s A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder which is one of my favorites so I loved that. This book wasn’t nearly as dark as I expected it to be but I didn’t mind it.

I do wish the killer was closer to home. Like Jamie’s Dad, her teachers or something. Someone who gave Jessica a weird feeling. I think making it someone we didn’t really even see throughout the book was kinda a let down. I love when you find out the bad guy was there the whole time. 

Also Jamie gave me Edward Cullen vibes with him watching Jess so much it made me laugh.

Just ordered another book by Vincent Ralph so I’m excited for that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

shelbyhatley's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol