Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

8 reviews

hannalng's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Physical abuse

olivialoverderheinheimer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I was really expecting something more thrilling and chilling, the first few chapters were and the last few chapters were but the middle of the book felt more like an example of three people dealing with their own emotional distress. 

I think the book would have been more thrilling if we knew from the beginning the captor was still alive, up until the last 50 pages we thought he and the threat were dead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Murder, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

◦ Mental illness = PTSD

jcinf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A fantastic read. I loved the alternating character POVs in this book. It kept me engaged and made it hard to set this book down. 

My only complaint is that the monologue of the bad character at the end is super long and a little corny. Just kinda plays into the “big bad villain gives a long speech” trope. So I found myself skimming a bit there. 

That wasn’t too bad, though. Overall, I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Rape

Minor: Suicide

hsalvatore's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Death of parent, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicide

mellemke_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide

hpadulo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Torture, Suicide, and Rape

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Stalking

hilarylouise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, Car accident, and Blood