Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

13 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation

tangleroot_eli's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

Knocked me for all the loops in the best possible ways.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, and Alcohol

amberlfaris's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abandonment

aformeracceleratedreader's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Holy shit, this book is amazing. I cried and was taken by surprise at the twist at the end. I was just as confused as Moth until everything was explained. I've never read anything from this author, but wow, I need to read more from her 1000%. 
I had no clue what this book was about upon picking it up and didn't know it was in-verse as well. I have nothing bad to say about it.  I think I'll have to reread it again after completing it since I know the ending and how it changes things with the new knowledge.
I will say it could be triggering to some (I was in a pretty serious car accident when I was 18, and the mention/descriptions of the one in the book kind of brought some of the trauma back but not enough for me to stop me from reading or have a negative reaction while reading. it could be different for others) and recommend checking content warnings just in case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation

rtaire's review

challenging emotional 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? No

5.0

I struggled with the YA aspects of this novel, but that's a me problem since I'm not a huge fan of YA teenage/high school drama. Otherwise, this is beautifully written and the haunting language and imagery made me reconsider how I view the world. The ending blew me away and will linger with me for days -- if not years -- to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Genocide, and Hate crime

ladygetslit's review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying

mangolover72's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

utopiastateofmind's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

 Me, Moth is a lyrical story about loss. Using this idea of transformation, of cycles of a caterpillar or moth, McBride will capture you. The language is striking. Whether it be in the melodic quality or in the word choices, Me, Moth rolls off the tongue. It manages to capture both language that feels like silk, while also painting incidents of trauma and grief. Me, Moth begins by discussing grief. The ways we have to armor ourselves, wracked with survivor's guilt, and wondering about the way life works. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts