Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

13 reviews

mheffner3031's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, and Alcohol

beks_gail's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

The book had some really good metaphors for getting through tough times in life. 

But for a YA book had too much smut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

ixris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring slow-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

4.5

A slow read with a complicated main character and a warm secondary cast. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

howdyjordan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

ashliebysmashliereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

 TW - teen sex, disordered eating, self harm, suicidal ideation. 

This book was interesting. I found the main character pretty insufferable, but also the portrayal of anxiety attacks incredibly realistic. It was interesting to be inside the brain of an asshole teen girl who is the "okay" sibling in a set of kids when compared to a brother with depression, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation. 

Every time I started to really enjoy it, Violet would do something or say something obnoxious again. Idk. It was worth it. I won't reread

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcohol

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

I may return to this at a later date,  I just need to concentrate on my physical books right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Biphobia, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

kimmiefmrcn's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

planetarysilver's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

i actually finished this book about a week ago but i put the review under the wrong book lol. so. here we go again

5/5 stars

wowowowowowow. so so good!!!!! this is the kind of book that you think about while you’re just standing in the shower with your eyes closed listening to lorde. this is definitely a book i see myself rereading whenever i’m going thru it. highly highly recommend, especially for anyone looking for sapphic stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

make_believer's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol