Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

15 reviews

tkaryn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Slow in the first half with lots of exposition, but then the twists and turns keep twisting and turning until the very last page

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Murder, Miscarriage, Child death, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Vomit, and Sexism

feralbookwife's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.75

Fast paced, solid mystery. Kept me guessing until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Vomit, Blood, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Murder, Trafficking, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Toxic relationship

charrrchar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide attempt, Infidelity, and Suicide

Minor: Infertility

rachelmerrie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Reading the author’s note put the book into perspective. I had these thoughts throughout the book, but wasn’t sure if she’d acknowledge them. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

bookssupremacy8920's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Murder, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Drug use, Medical content, and Stalking

brooke_city's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

More than "how you got him is how you lose him," this book is about mental health. And you spend the entire book in Isabelle's manic, obsessive thoughts. At times, that was a lot, as she tended to ramble on about the same things. But, it was a compelling read. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Child death, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Grief

tarynlannister's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I'm not ashamed to admit I didn't guess many of the twists in All the Dangerous Things, but the clues really were there for those more astute than me. The fast-paced, short chapters are dangerous, like a package of small sweets you suddenly realize you've devoured all of. I'm also a huge sucker for an unreliable narrator, and Isabelle's insomnia is well utilized in that way. 

This reminded me of The Girl on the Train in construction and some themes, so if you enjoyed that I think you will enjoy this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Stalking, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, and Violence

Overall, fairly mild violence for a mystery novel involving or referring to a few deaths. There is some discussion of a mother attempting murder-suicide with her child during a case of postpartum mental illness, and (late book spoilers, but should read if that theme would bother you)

the mother does kill a child

. There is also at least one instance of intentional tampering with birth control to cause a pregnancy without one partner's consent.

kmsander4's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

One year ago, Isabelle Drake's world was turned upside down. Her son, Mason, disappeared in the middle of the night. While it seems like everyone believes the worst, including her husband, Isabelle refuses to believe it. Clinging to hope and turning to the world of true crime and podcasts to help her find answers.

What unravels is a twisted story of trauma and tragedy. From devastating childhood memories that she's spent years repressing, to her own fears around her sleepwalking, Isabelle is forced to face the possibility that the person who harmed her son was actually herself.

This was a well-crafted mystery filled with tension and twists that the reader never could have seen coming. At first, you think there are simply too many mysteries to uncover but as the strings start to unveil themselves and you realize they're all linked, it becomes a fun case of "okay, but really...whodunit?!?"

Highly recommend to anyone looking for a dark thriller that'll keep you flipping pages late into the night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

emmehooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy