Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

33 reviews

sarahflanders's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

sarah_simpkins's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Death, Abandonment, Cancer, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Child death, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Infidelity

alexisramosreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Cancer, Mental illness, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gaslighting and Toxic relationship

pam_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Child death, Death of parent, and Death

cdace8's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, and Mental illness

kaylanoellesims's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5 ⭐️! so breathtakingly beautiful and heart wrenching - this book so perfectly walked through the difficult emotions of love and heartbreak and human suffering and family trauma. taking off half a star because it did almost send me into a depressive episode with all its utter sadness 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cancer, Lesbophobia, Classism, Death of parent, Child death, Death, and Medical content

ulviyyask's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death

velsbooknook's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense

4.25

 The story follows William Waters who grew up in a family that was utterly broken by the death of his older sister. William is finding a new family after meeting his college love Julia. Everything seems too good to be true and William is finally feeling like he found a place he belongs to but his past is still haunting him. 

I read Dear Edward back in 2021 and it actually was my favourite read of the year and so I was very excited to read the latest book by the author. Napolitano's writing style is so beautiful and captivating it was lovely to follow the path of those characters. The story is told by four POVs, William, Julia, her sister Sylvie and Alice. I went in blind and I was not sure where this story was going to for a very long time but I just enjoyed the ride. The pacing is rather slow and this book is heavily character driven. I loved the dynamic of the sisters the most and I often found myself in the character of Sylvie.
It follows William and the Padavano sisters over the course of several decades and the story is filled with tragedy, hope, forgiveness, healing, family and so much more.
The story is loosely based on Mary Alcott's Little Women, but I have not read it yet so I can't say much about it. If you read both books I would love to hear your thoughts! 
Overall a very enjoyable read, with lots of ups and downs and lessons about what really is important in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child death, Mental illness, Death, and Grief

caitlin_davis22's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Terminal illness

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Abandonment, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

jadeneedy's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

A lovely book that I didn’t want to put down. Such beautiful, deep description that really made the world and characters come to life in my mind. At times, some people’s feelings and situations would be over explained instead of giving the reader space to infer and reflect. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Alcoholism