Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

This Woven Kingdom by Tahereh Mafi

55 reviews

aoib's review against another edition

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

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

3.75

Great pace, interesting plot, captivating characters and a plot-twist that managed to shock me but still made sense in relation to the story.
The book's main flaws stem from clichés of the genre (characters who desperately love each other after talking twice, a vulgar number of coincidences and far-fetched solutions, a character who stumbles and falls all the time despite being able to fight several people at the same time , etc). But that doesn't stop the book from being entertaining , interesting and really, really funny.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

amalyndb's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse and Death of parent

spookyclaire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

icy_queen's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide and Death of parent

Minor: Racism, Xenophobia, and War

sandwiiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ohoho i love the world tahereh mafi is crafting here 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

marsh_mall0w's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Blood and Death of parent

Minor: War

hannahbailey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

Stylistically, I thought this was written really well and the concept was very interesting. But my god, was this long-winded. I kept reading because I thought that at any moment we'd get to the point...we didn't get there until the final pages -- more fool me 😭

There was so much potential here but we spend too long in the main characters' heads, rather than in their world. I don't mind internal dialogue but both MCs' thoughts were repetitive and confusing in the sense that their decision-making skills seemed to be lacking. The prince was so whiny and passive whilst the FMC lacked personality, I wanted to root for them but lost interest by the end of the book. It definitely felt like a huge setup for the next book which seems to be in a completely different setting with more characters introduced. Obviously, a setup is needed to make you pick up the next instalment, but it's always a shame when the first novel itself can't be treated as a standalone in its own right. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

katievallin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

mandal1226's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

The story was very fun to read, however the language for being a “Young Adult” novel seemed a bit too embellished. Some paragraphs were just a bit too descriptive about needless things, and it was sometimes hard to keep my attention on what was happening. 
The story really brought it all in, because if not for the fun “Will we see our hero(es?) succeed” aspect of the book I would not have been able to get past the first 10 chapters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse and Violence