Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

85 reviews

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

Mixed feelings on this one. I thought it was mostly handled well, but

the scene at homecoming annoyed me a little. I wished Amanda had gotten the chance to tell her own story, and I don’t like that one of her main friendships was wrecked with absolutely no resolution. I hated the handling of Bea’s character. I also wish that her dad’s abuse had been properly acknowledged and dealt with.

Apart from one spoiler, I liked the way friendships were done although I feel they could have been developed a little further. And the romance was hardly more unrealistic than your typical YA romance so whilst it wasn’t anything special, I liked it. It was fine. But to be honest I could have had the book without it personally.

The ending was a bit idealistic in some areas, yet also didn’t have enough resolution for me in others

Overall, I think there are better YA romances, but think the trans rep was pretty good, I really liked Amanda as a character and I enjoyed the friendships. And, if nothing else, it was easy, engaging and fairly enjoyable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Sexual assault, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

azaliz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It's a teenage story about a teenage girl coming to a new town and making friends in her new high school, with a twist: she's trans, this is the South, so she's being stealthy.

The story is lovely, she makes fast friends and has lovely relationships 🥰, but there's also really hard moments (transphobia, past suicidal attempts, bullying). It felt right for me to read the story now, but please be careful of your mindset while reading the book. I still recommend it for a realistic book about a trans girl who has a stereotypical highschool experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Dysphoria

marc_le's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide

cogowno's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The pace is a little too quick for me and I didnt like

the totally cliche break up because Grant found out Amanda is transgender. . I get that its a common thing in this type of books though.

The characters can be flat sometimes. Despite the predictability, you still root for the main character. I also appreciate retrospections. In general it was quite an enjoyable read.

Shame that the ending wasnt more satysfying

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

talyasj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Outing

becks444's review

emotional hopeful sad tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

katypotaty0908's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Dysphoria

Minor: Deadnaming and Grief

bumblemee's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

Zunächst einmal: Während des Lesens habe ich mitbekommen, dass Meredith Russo anscheinend emotional stark missbräuchlich ihrer Ex-Beziehungsperson gegenüber war. Daher evtl. darüber nachdenken, dieses Buch aus einer Bibliothek auszuleihen oder secondhand zu kaufen, sollte man es lesen wollen.

Das Buch selbst mochte ich gern, es ist eine größtenteils hoffnungsvolle Geschichte, allerdings sind auch einige recht heftige Szenen dabei, die von den Content Warnungen abgedeckt werden. 
Ich war irritiert davon, dass durchgehend Begrifflichkeiten verwendet werden, bei denen sich heutzutage die meisten Mühe geben, sie auszumerzen. Z.B. "transsexuell" statt "Transidentität" oder "transgender" und "Geschlechtsumwandlung" statt "Geschlechtsangleichung". Keine Ahnung, wie das auf Englisch gehandhabt wurde und ob diese Begriffe an der Übersetzung liegen. Vllt liegt es auch daran, dass das Buch von 2016/17 ist, aber ich dachte eigentlich, da wäre es auch bereits so gewesen, dass diese Begriffe als veraltet galten. Nun ja.

Mir gingen manche Sachen ein bisschen schnell, wie z.B. die Entwicklung der Liebesgeschichte zwischen Grant und Amanda, aber ich verstehe auch, dass das der Geschichte an sich zuträglich war, weil es eben um Amanda geht und nicht nur um diese Liebesgeschichte.

Ich kann außerdem nur empfehlen, das Nachwort zu lesen, da die Autorin dort ein paar Dinge aufgreift, über die ich mich gewundert habe - z.B. dass Amanda in ihrem jungen Alter bereits auf legalem Wege eine Hormontherapie begonnen und Operationen hinter sich gebracht hat. Es ist außerdem aufgeteilt in einen Part an cis Lesende und einen an trans* Lesende und ich finde, die Autorin hat mit ihren Worten in diesem Nachwort die Geschichte gut abgerundet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism and Drug use

Minor: Rape

booksbagsandbadideas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

4.0

A story this is at times heartbreakingly sweet and others just plain heartbreaking. We are following Amanda to her new city, new school, and new living environment as she moves to live with her dad for the first time in 6 years. Hesitant to trust people after past experiences, she eventually makes friends, dates, and starts gaining a lot of confidence. 

 

There are a lot of hard times that are discussed or shown in flashbacks as well as her dealing with conflicts in the present day so there are a lot of emotional scenes interspersed with the funny ones. Some of those scenes were difficult to listen to and I definitely almost cried on my lunch break so take a small tissue warning as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide attempt

annie_lulu's review against another edition

challenging dark 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Deadnaming and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide