Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

There Are No Saints, by Sophie Lark

41 reviews

readbyjaimes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

Okay, so I actually really liked this! 

This surprised me because in the past Sophie has somewhat (and I say this with the upmost respect for her and her writing) let me down in the past. But I actually felt like the characters had some emotion to them. Even if one of them was a sociopath lol. 
Overall, I really enjoyed seeing Mara develop as a character and seeing her and Cole entwine their stories together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Self harm

morgansbookshelves's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

 Bumped up my rating from a 4.5 to a 5! I love how dark and twisted this book is. Lark has a very impressive talent for making you root for the bad guy, as much as I should have disliked Cole I couldn't help but hang on to every word in his chapters. Seeing how his mind worked was fascinating and I am so glad that I have access to book 2. I need to see how this is going to end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Gore, Sexual assault, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Stalking, Violence, Body horror, and Bullying

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is dark. Very dark. While there is sexual content, the first half of the book is around power-play, murders, violence, and obviously mentally ill characters. Always check content warnings!

I did like the book. It was odd feeling any sympathy for a sociopathic character but the way they were written does make you wonder why they are the way they are. I'm not sure I like the premise of finding a woman to "save" you and love will fix everything. But it does make for a very engaging story. The sex scenes were not what I'd consider enthusiastic consent, but the characters definitely want to be there other than the one kidnapping scene. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Injury/injury detail

_missal3x's review

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Self harm, and Alcohol

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, and Body horror

Moderate: Murder and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Self harm

ktkeps's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Sexual content, Injury/injury detail, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Self harm

hunnykurls's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Stalking and Self harm

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

sabrinahoffritz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Self harm

getting_lit's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Rape, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Self harm

bryelle's review

dark 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

3.5

Mara is a hard working art student. There is a serial killer who is killing woman in the Bay Area. Mara gets abducted and tortured. The killer leaves her body to taunt another killer Cole. He liked control and won’t fall to someone else’s agenda. Mara sees Cole and when she realizes he won’t help her she fights to save her selves. Mara returns to her “normal” life after her trauma. Cole becomes obsessed with her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Abandonment, Body horror, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Ableism and Self harm