Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

11 reviews

jve's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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

2.75

To be honest, I thought The Girl on the Train was over-hyped and this novel felt similar. I found it tedious to read over and over again how much her female MCs are stuck in self-pity.
Having each character narrate their own chapters made the story especially confusing in the beginning, when you had no idea who they were. It was too many voices trying to tell the story. The ending also was not surprising. The whole book just fell flat for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

"𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯."

(Thanks to @prhaudio for the gifted audiobook) 

✦ Read if you like :

~ morbid curiosity 

~ mysterious deaths

~ hints of supernatural 

~ 10+ POVs

~ eerie, closely knit English villages

~ slow burn

~ closets full of skeletons 

✦ My Thoughts :

This book has been on my TBR forever. I’m so glad I waited until spooky season to finally pick it up! It had a haunted, eerie vibe that was exactly what I was looking for. I loved reading the lore around the drowning pool & got really invested in the many mysteries surrounding the deaths of several young women spanning decades. 

Before you dive into the murky waters of this novel, be warned - there is a huge cast of characters. With 10+ narrators, I won’t lie, I got a bit confused at first. I had to make a few notes to keep track of who was who. But once I got a handle on them, I found unraveling all the motives & interconnected backstories so satisfying. 

If you are in the mood for an intricately crafted plot & some spooky suspense, add this one to your shelf!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

eshiltonn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder

lulu2312's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

It was a really easy book to read. I read it in two days and enjoyed it. But there are things in there that I didn't like, like pedophilia which isn't really condemned and the plot was pretty predictable except for the last sentence where I was like, okay, I didn't really see it coming. But overall it was good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Infidelity, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

hkhowell's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I love the format of this book! There were so many characters and they all had their own POV chapters which added to the mystery in a compelling way. I would have liked to read more about the drownings before Lauren/seen their connection a little more obviously. I also would have loved to learn more about the main characters back story - we don't know anything about her before Nel's death. I get why she didn't want to go back to where she grew up but I would have liked to know what all she was leaving behind to do so.

I liked this one way more than the girl on the train. Ultimately the reading experience was more enjoyable than the actual story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

cheye13's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.0

I was intrigued by a premise that didn't pay off. I find a lotta mystery/thrillers lean on the drama of people hating each other or simply being terrible for no reason, and that's precisely all this is. Everyone hated each other throughout this book and I have no clue why. The drama of the drowning pool was barely skimmed and the ending was not only unsatisfying, but also pointless. I do like a small town interwoven with drama, and I don't mind unlikeable characters, but as everyone was horrible for seemingly no reason, this was ultimately just an annoyance to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Physical abuse

rape is not depicted on-page, but before and after is extensively detailed; many detailed scenes involve drowning

satuhurme's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

carleneb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Firstly I have to say this book is very dark in terms of the range of topics it covers. Check these before reading. However it isn't graphic apart from one occasion. 
I can't rate this highly enough. I was lucky enough to listen to the audio version for free from my library.
The book switches between many main characters so it can take a while to get your head around but well worth it. One of the best books I've read in a long time!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

vivienreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.0

honestly ... was expecting more but not sure why since i found girl on the train to be just ok. spent way too much time building to, ultimately, nothing. the constant switching of povs and between 1st and 3rd person was not executed well and really ruins the reader's immersion into the plot. the story doesnt develop very much and the characters were extremely one dimensional. the last phase of the book was really, really poorly executed. next time just write a screenplay instead (this format and storyline really would be better as a film since it is lacking as a novel)

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Self harm

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use