Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

How does it feel? by Jeneane O'Riley

5 reviews

skelly72's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Murder

rwsmith's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

this absolutely read like an ao3 story, posted in chapters but then scooped up together and published with a few intro chapters to set up the world. the writing isn't the best and it would have benefitted from an editor review in terms of typos and grammar. it also should not have been written in first person - the twist at the end was interesting but it was too out of pocket for the whole book to have been in first person and the reader not having seen any foreshadowing. 
all that said, the plot and story itself are interesting. the cliffhanger does make me want to read the sequel when it comes out, but unless the writing is a bit better and the characters a bit more dynamic, ill probably pass. i read it in a day so definitely and easy and quick read if thats what you're looking for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abandonment

simmy_books's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I’d give this book a 3.5 ⭐️, when I first started reading the book I was confused at first with the biological aspects but I enjoyed it because it was something fairly new to me and not my first choice but I found the story unique enough to continue. The plot twist wasn’t anything shocking to me, I predicted her “killing” the prince and suspected that she lost her memory and she was really an assassin. I was right that she was an assassin not that she lost her memory. All in all, Jeneane really said ENEMIES to lovers and that was the best part honestly and I liked her story enough to read the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

sarahsbookss's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

leahadams_'s review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

This book was dark and sometimes it felt like it was dark for the sake of being dark. It’s hard to express how I feel about this book because I loved and hated it at the same time 😭 I will say it had dark elements for a fantasy book so I’d just keep that in mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment