Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? by Holly Bourne

15 reviews

owls_rainbow's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

myaaaaaa's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

That was amazing! I did not expect to enjoy it that much and I don’t think it would be that deep! I  got attached to all the characters and I think the whole idea and the setting and stuff were so interesting and I also loved the authors writing style so would love to read some more from her. Over all it was an amazing book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Drug use, Addiction, and Child abuse

chadreadsrom's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

As anticipated Holly Bourne does not disappoint,
there's something about her writing and books that just
takes me back to my teen years, I don't think there's a
book of hers I haven't cried over.

As someone who has experienced and still experiences
some of the themes and thoughts in this book it really
resonated with me. Even though I'm 29 and not the
targeted audience of older teens, it still made me feel
less alone and was a breath of fresh air to read such a
realistic take on mental illness and I finished it in a day!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

halsteady's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

_mm_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I didn’t really like Olive because she was so busy saving other people instead of herself. I do think the message and the mental health awareness in this book are very good! But Olive was just annoying.

specifically when she kinda took advantage of Lewis

overall i liked the idea and the message of this book so 3/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Bullying, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault

readsby_luca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

ciao_potatoes's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

reasalic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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

3.5

Very honest book. It's hopeful, but realistic. It depicts mental illness(es), mental states, in a way that someone who know those feelings will read themselves every page of the book, and someone who doesn't will get to feel understanding and compassion. This book makes you want to hug people, tell them that it's okay, that they should be kinder and more compassionate with themselves. It's also full of triggers - so readers should be advised and some people might find this book more distressing than helpful. Still a good read, and important, but if one feels okay and ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts