Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

96 reviews

_angelbxby8's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

GAT AND CADENCE MY BELOVED

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

renegadereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Self harm and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nagaakil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Self harm, Dementia, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kaitlinsreadingjourney24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

3.75

Easy to read 
Interesting plot
Big twist 
Ghosts 
Enjoyed 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Medical trauma

jordan_noel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I thought the plot twist in this book was good, and there were a lot of interesting points to think about (e.g., Cast’s grief process and her understand of her own grief, the way the teens think about the Sinclair family wealth, and the family dynamics). 

However, I didn’t feel that I really knew the characters. I knew what Cady felt, but I didn’t know any of their interests and true motivations beyond their love for each other. This made it difficult for me to be engaged in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Self harm, and Blood

kiran__'s review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious relaxing 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

2.5

I expected the book to be pretty bad but it did exceed my expectations. It's not my usual genre, but for what it is I think it's okay. The ending was quite interesting but sad. I like the use of a cyclical structure with its double meaning, as well as the range of metaphors and language techniques. However, I find the characters and the storyline to be a bit one dimensional and it wasn't the most exciting books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness and Racism

Minor: Self harm

yelena_mila's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

aidareads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i read this in two sittings and felt like i was on crack the whole time. i kinda guessed the plot twist, but just because i knew there was one. still, i liked how the author makes use of an unreliable narrator. a solid 4 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Dementia, Grief, and Alcohol

rosiejoy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, and Fire/Fire injury

mikaylamills's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what the plot of the book was for at least the first half. I was not expecting the turn that the story took and really enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Self harm