Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

When We Were Friends by Holly Bourne

28 reviews

rxbynelena's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.75

A stunning novel about the intense friendships girls form as teenagers, and how they’re warped by a desire for validation from men. 

It has a cast of heartbreakingly believable characters, and a fast paced plot. 

It perfectly captures the obsessiveness, jealousy and all encompassing love that can pull two women apart and bring them back together. 

It also shows a really slow and realistic awakening to casual violence against women, in the way that teenagers often experience it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Miscarriage

whosfernn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Abandonment

ninasophiejk1101's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use and Suicide attempt

alice_'s review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use

ellebelle1724's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

nadiaherondale's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I forgot to write a review so I had to do a quick reread. The best thing about this book is exactly how good it is at portraying a toxic female friendship, the competition, the need, the love it's all there. I've been there, I've been both sides. You fall apart and then you both found yourselves again and sometimes it works, sometimes you remember why you fell apart. This book portrays it so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

hetzjani's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicide attempt

alysereadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

Listened to the audiobook and overall enjoyed it. It was hard to listen to at times because the protaganists were so flawed. There was basic surface level exploration of misogyny and rape culture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

katenorman17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

saraellenme's review against another edition

too triggering 

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Content Warnings

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