Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

If Tomorrow Doesn't Come by Jen St. Jude

32 reviews

beaaaisshyyy2008's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

this book is a beautiful representation of how you can go from rock bottom to the top of the world. how even in the worse situations there's still hope.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

btorsi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.0

it was fine I guess. I didn't really connect with avery and there were moments after she reconnected with Cass that it felt like she was like "ok im in love now depression cured" and that bugged me bc obvs that's not how it works. but the writing was beautiful and the themes were beautiful and the church camp trauma hit a little too close to home ngl. so like it was good but im not going to be losing sleep thinking about it.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Sexual assault

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

pretty sure that's not how asteroids work but I don't know enough to say for sure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Racism, Medical content, and Pregnancy

nightmarebees's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

“There is no one so broken they are completely unsalvageable. There is no life so hopeless tomorrow can’t be at least a little better.” 

i’m gonna be thinking about this one for a while. the first half i could tell i’d need to pace myself for the heartache, but by the second half i sped through bc i HAD to know what would happen. this author’s writing is so simple and yet poetic: they give voice to things i’ve often felt but haven’t had the words for. i’ve been lucky enough to get treatment for my comorbid conditions, but avery’s narration perfectly captures how clinical depression feels. 

“‘Why is anyone depressed?’ Hell if I knew. It was in the soul of who I was as a person. It wasn’t something that had roots and therefore a way to weed it out.”

the flashbacks tracing avery and cass’s friendship from the ache of figuring out to the realization they’ve loved each other all along. avery’s relationship with aisha. TEDDY. the ways people grow more vicious or more loving when they realize they have nothing left to lose. 

i’m glad i went into this knowing it would be an open ending, bc i was able to prepare myself for it. this isn’t the kind of story that’s about resolution, because mental health is never fully resolved. you just choose to keep trying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence and Homophobia

Minor: Sexual content

fairynanook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.0

Really good read. Harrowing look at depression that can be triggering at times, but I greatly enjoyed the family and friend dynamics in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

spaghettii's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

5.0

Incredibly well written. One of few books that has made me cry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol

falibat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Gun violence

adrianas65's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Lesbophobia

alsira98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry

teawitchontravel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death and Suicide

Be warned, this book will probably make you cry more then once. It is a beautiful story about pain, hope and love, not only others but also self love. It's a story about the light in our darkest moments. I personally really enjoy the writing style and use of flashbacks to give even more insights on the character's relationships and past. Those were the perfect addition to the story and as interesting as the main part of it, neither their content nor how much they appeared distracted from the main story or was boring. While I was reading the novel I felt like I was there with them and it definitely pulled me in. The diverse cast made me personally really happy and I think shows a beautiful represantation for the LGBTQIA+ community. I loved everything about it and can't wait for more books from this author.