Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Darling Venom by Parker S. Huntington

54 reviews

innae's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

4.0

Not what I expected.   It was sad and beautiful and gave me the feels.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Self harm, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

tatireads02's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Infertility, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Bullying, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, and Abandonment

samix3reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

angelaillyana's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Alcoholism

willowmcquerry's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

deeloro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

This book broke my heart. I went in blind and I don’t regret that. I think if I knew some of the plot points that shocked me and hurt me, the read wouldn’t have been the same. I ignored the trigger warnings (because I don’t really have any. If you need them, I won’t suggest skipping them.) since I feel they sometimes give away plot points. I dove in head first and got hurt. But I don’t regret it. I never do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Self harm

dafefa's review

medium-paced

5.0

I don’t have enough words to say how much I love this book. I know it has some problematic subjects and themes but to me it worked as a almost healing process.
Sometimes we all feel guilty about things we can’t control and see all the different perspectives off life and it’s circumstances, see that no one it’s guilty but we are all responsible for our acts and need to be hold accountable for them, and news flash: by ourselves, because it’s no one job but ours to really understand our faults.
And yes, the smut it’s incredible 🤣
About the characters, I live for complicated minds, cat and mouse relationships. So this was a chefs kiss experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Self harm, Child death, Suicide attempt, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying

kaleygb's review

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Addiction, Drug abuse, Suicide, and Alcoholism

Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Child death

mariahslibraryy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Self harm

hopecobblepotworld's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

"His eyes told me he knew pain, and they were in a committed, unbreakable relationship."

Darling Venom took me a long time to read. I kept having to stop and go back to it. I don't know if it was the subject matter, but I suspect so. Be warned, fair reader. This book deals with:

•Suicide
•Grief
•Mental Illness
•Suicidal Ideation
•Alcoholism
•Gaslighting
•Death of parents
•Scars
•Cutting

It's a lot.

Part One introduces us to Charlotte and Kellan Marchetti. Two young people teetering on the brink of the decision to commit suicide. But because they meet a pact is formed - once a year, they met in the roof of the school until they are seniors. That's how they stay alive. Their pact. But Charlotte noticed how much Kellan was physically and emotionally bullied at school.  She knows he's cutting himself and doing drugs.  She tries to get him help. But nobody listens. Not even Kellan. Then comes Senior year. And she's running late. And it all goes horribly wrong.

Part Two, Four Years Later, sees  Charlotte working at an Editorial Firm where her boss, the owner, just happens to be pregnant, and the OB/Gyn is Dr. Tatum "Tate" Marchetti, Kellan's surviving brother and former guardian.  Tate is fielding his way through numbness to mild rage when Charlotte enters his life via her boss. Then enter the third Marchetti male, Terry Marchetti, Father of Tate and Kel and author of the sensation The Imperfections. Part Two spends a long time or what felt like a long time to me going around the relationship between Tate and Charlotte, Terry and Charlotte, and Tate and Terry. All of this was guided by a manuscript left to Charlotte by Kellan. The physical book is 470 pages.  I don't know if it could have been cut down.  It just felt like it was going around in circles at times.

I was to public speaking what Tommy Wiseau was to acting. ~ Tate Marchetti 

Part Three - You'll like this part.  This is where Tate shakes off his demons and goes for it. This is where it starts to get good. 

The Epiloge - This part made me cry. When you read it, you will too. I just hope you survive  Part Two. 

I'm reading this a solid 3 black hearts 🖤 🖤🖤. I think Charlotte and Kellan would approve.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage