Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

16 reviews

julienicole1106's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

michaelat21's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The ending of this book sucked. I loved the book and was on the edge of my seat and then it just kinda ended in the most meh way and fell flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

jjjreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

soygirlsupreme's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

I truly have no idea how this book gets 5 or 4 star reviews. This was simply just okay, at best. The premise was interesting and I nearly devoured the first 200 pages or so, but oh so quickly did a 4 star book become a 2 star book. It is creepy, that is for sure. It’s a spooky read, but it isn’t satiating. It doesn’t give you that horror fix, if that’s what you’re looking for. Candace villain is a joke of a trope, and didn’t quite fit the bill and seemed like an afterthought. Some of the plot lines felt forced, and the ending felt unrealistic and uncharacteristic for Ruthie—who, at the end of day, I didn’t care about. The last 100-160 pages or so felt like sloppy, thrown together writing without the semblance of a good, thrilling punch. I will not reveal any spoilers, but listen here: leave this one on the shelf. I found it for $2.50 at a thrift store and there’s a good reason someone gave it away. Though McMahon starts out strong, with a compelling story and intrigue, it falls very, very flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage and Suicide

chellbear's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident

Minor: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Abandonment

thebookwormkatie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I was COMPLETELY hooked into this story. As usual, I could only read it during the day, but that just means it was a successful thriller. There were quite a few twists that I didn’t see coming, and I was not quite sure how the author was going to work together all the characters, but she did. If you want cheer in your life right now, I would NOT read this. If you want some thrill, go for it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Suicide