Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

38 reviews

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

Really enjoyed this read!! It was such a fun story, and I thought the characters were unique and lovable. It reminded me of a webcomic I used to follow, High Class Homos! I thought it had a good balance of fun and funny moments along with emotional and dark moments as well. The characters felt very fleshed out, and the world was intriguing, I truly enjoyed this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Sexism, Violence, Lesbophobia, Outing, War, and Classism

knockoffrainbow's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, and Grief

elerireads's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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

4.25

Ah this really hit the spot. Read it in one day and it just solidly delivered what I was hoping for. Easy to read YA, rom-com still covering serious things but with a light touch, well-written characters that aren't one-dimensional, Camelot vibes plus everyone is gay. Iconic. Honestly I was a bit confused by the world-building but that may be on me for having read it so quickly. Anyway, would solidly recommend, especially for anyone wanting an easy pick-me-up or getting back into reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Gore

tays_books's review

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Emotional abuse

dinosaurari's review

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Emotional abuse

Minor: Body horror and Child abuse

adalinemccormick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and War

amanda_mh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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

This is everything I needed in a story! It’s all about love, friendship and unexpectedly a little bit of kingdom politics. The characters are so real and my heart goes out to the main six 🥰  the writing is heart warming, tear jerking, while also being laugh out loud funny in different moments. 
 
🥰 It’s a  story of a princess betrothed to a boy , but the boy likes her brother, and the princess likes the only lady knight in the kingdom. 🏳️‍🌈 🧡🩷 💚💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

victoriapatella's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! A good balance of humor and angst. I really wish we got to explore more of Arthur’s mental health, because it was clear he suffered through severe emotional abuse to the point of suicidal thoughts. The ending felt a bit rushed to me, too. I wish we got an emotional post-battle conversation between Gabe and Arthur, because they clearly still had a lot of stuff to talk through in order to pursue any kind of relationship. I also wish we got to know Bridget’s backstory a bit more! But, overall, I loved the dynamics between these characters—they were witty and lovable. Personally, I think this book would have been more suitable as a New Adult novel, but I still enjoyed it as a YA novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kittiesss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Vomit