Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

56 reviews

goblintrash's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

avacadosocks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child death

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Self harm

anissawren's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

a_rose_a's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

nightstitch96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

generaljinjur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Had to return it to the library halfway through my first attempt, and picked it back up about a year later- I’m so so glad I did! Like many of McGuire’s books, this is as much an ode to stories as a marvelous story in and of itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

guptillc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide attempt

xosirenox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

I LOVED IT SO FUCKING MUCH!! the writing is so beautiful and the plot the concept the execution??? very fucking cool. erin's descriptions (from heather pov and on the bus) are so delicious and i loved the layout with the different books and the story of avery and zib within the book and JUST EVERTHIBG!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury