Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Intercepts by T.J. Payne

62 reviews

missceeau's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

An interesting idea. Quite a bit of unnecessary exposition that can be skipped without impacting the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Suicide, and Violence

eklektikam's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Dementia

eye gore

mourning_d0ve's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

celestialchants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

evschmadtke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

zenzi2read's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This was fast paste with well developed characters. I like the way the story unfolded and they were plenty of surprises to be had. It was a very slow burn though. The first half of the book took a while to get going.
Once characters and setting were established, the atmosphere was tense and unnerving. I don’t know if it’s possible for a book to jump scare, but this one certainly came close.
I enjoyed the mindbending plot line and the psychic abilities and the way they were used here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

l_fitz20's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, and Death of parent

hannahcheney97's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Murder

claireandreese's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

First I'd like to say that this is nowhere near a horror novel. I would probably characterize it as a sci-fi thriller novel. Although it doesn't quite deliver on the "scary" it is creepy and delivers on the blood and gore. 

I do think the pacing is a bit slow in the beginning, but does pick up towards the end. The reader is also forced to be in the characters position of figuring out what is real and what is a hallucination. Of course, the characters are unlikeable in the sense of their actions in the novel, but their also very nuanced. It's up the interpretation of the readers to decide if the ending was right or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

awaywiththefairies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn't know much about this book before reading. I didn't read the back or a review and I'm glad I didn't. 

Go into this blind and you'll have a better experience. 4 stars! It was really good and the pace just kept going throughout 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture

Minor: Suicide