Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud

27 reviews

absolute_bookery's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

Gah this was sad! I've never read any books from Trinidad but I really enjoyed it. It was quite long and felt like it could have been shorter but a good book that touched on some sad topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Murder, Death, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

pixiefran's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gore, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was a really unique take on a “kitchen sink” style family drama, predominantly set in Trinidad. Even though the country didn’t form an obvious backbone of the story, it did factor in as a character in itself, lending a colour and culture that elevated the tension and levity all at once. Please be warned that this book is so dark in places, but like any good family unit, the darkness is accompanied and sometimes even complemented by truth and the occasional wry observation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Self harm, Cursing, Death of parent, Violence, Addiction, Misogyny, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, and Hate crime

merrynthomas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Body horror, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

This book deals heavily with family trauma brought on by domestic abuse, particularly the mother/child relationship

hannahrhian's review

challenging emotional hopeful sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Grief, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Hate crime, Bullying, Blood, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Alcohol

lyndseygemm's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

feifeii's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

emilypopple's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Domestic abuse

moonchildjuli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Infidelity, Medical content, and Bullying

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia

alenezela99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, and Self harm