Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Resort by Sara Ochs

37 reviews

bookwitch's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Not exactly what I was hoping for. While the constant unraveling of the twists had me shocked occasionally, it was still pretty slow to get through. The book could have done with some more editing and the characters needed to be just a little bit more consistent. I felt like they flip-flopped on a dime, which as a reader, gave me whiplash. The twists at the end came all at once, some genuinely shocking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pedophilia, Self harm, and Police brutality

cait_reads_and_drinks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Everyone in this book is HELLA sketchy, and most of them are just plain terrible. 

Idyllic island off the coast of Thailand and hot young travelers looking to escape their pasts under the facade of a life of leisure. What could go wrong?

Not going to lie, I was here for this. A twisty, trust no one, full of red herrings type of read that I just crave every now and then. Was it a bit predicable? Of course. Was the writing the best? Of course not. But I throughly enjoyed it. 

Looking for a mindless, last minute end of summer thriller? Read this book. Planning a trip to a secluded island in Thailand for a full moon party and some diving? Maybe wait until you get back. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

alnauman12's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, and Murder

checkitout's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

janine614's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Murder

katieconklin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Good summer mystery with some great twists! It took a little bit to get going and was similar to other duel-perspective mysteries that I have read but still kept me interested and was an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Murder

smagzisreading's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

ashliej's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Murder

raindrops333's review

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book started ok, then out of nowhere does a twist that really had no business being there.

It's like introducing a new character on the last episode of a show and you find out it was the main character all along. No red herrings, nothing, incongruent story stitching because you don't hear that voice until the epilogue. And the reasons were flimsy at best, you don't find out much about why. The other "secrets" were ridiculous and page fillers.

The original rating I had for it was a 3, but that epilogue dropped it to a 2. Really? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

amanda_reads89's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship