Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

48 reviews

potassiumk's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was hard to read. I related to Violet and Finch due to their mental health struggles. I was known as the girl who tried to hang herself last year. So, seeing Finch being referred to in similar ways really hit close to home for me. Finch was one of the most real characters I've ever read. The way he acted was a great example of someone that is passively suicidal and broke the typical norm for books that have to deal with the subject. Most of the time a character who is suicidal or recovering from that is treated like the typical always-depressed person. But not for Finch. He displays a more realistic and different take on the trope. I really liked that. 

This book was powerful. It was sad but hopeful. And even if I didn't like how it ended, it was still good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Bullying, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

mnatale100's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Suicide, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit, Self harm, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Animal death, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

katie_k1's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

henvika's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Mental illness, Car accident, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcohol

buckaroo97's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I wish I had my therapist on the phone while I read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Bullying, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

keiraashah's review

challenging dark sad 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

5.0

Theodore Finch, thank you for describing what the last year of my life has been like, down to the depression and manic episodes. My walls are covered in post-its now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

booksandgore's review

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

allysha_gyu's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-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: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Physical abuse

markovskaiskra's review

adventurous emotional funny sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Death, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

chloelj27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Domestic abuse