Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Lake of Dead Languages by Carol Goodman

8 reviews

aileron's review

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Death, Incest, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

celery's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kellysavagebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Medical content, Dementia, and Outing

miamcmillan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

3.5

this was a bit insane due to the incest plot line and the plot in general tbh. a little bit repetitive and sometimes unintentionally funny, but also managed to keep things tense and atmospheric. thoroughly enjoyed for what it is !! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

pressi_d5's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

mediocre_omen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

lalapaka13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual content

chonkooch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

this book is what "shadow of the lions" tried to be. would've liked to see a little more genuine emotion and better characterization of the MC but otherwise 10/10. on also dubious consent/consent issues at one point go unaddressed? i won't go into spoiler territory but's ✨weird✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape