Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

12 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Sexual content

Minor: Abandonment

nat20charisma's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.25

Predictable at times, but still full of small surprises. Overall I enjoyed the story. The ending was not what I expected considering the cheesy fairytale that was the rest of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

batbaby's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

allyareads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.75

One of my favourite things in the universe is a sentient house. My other favourite is a broody, chaotic, bisexual wizard. Niche, I know but you can understand how excited I was when I found out that it wasn't just Howl's Moving Castle that fits the bill.
This is the Polish folklore version of Howl's Moving Castle (the Ghibli movie not the Diana Wynne Jones book). It's just as beautiful, atmospheric, and genuinely sweet.
It doesn't reinvent the wheel but it's a solid cozy fantasy easy read.

Thank you Penguin for the reader copy I had such a good time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

thewitchykitty's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

kaneebli's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

why can't books like this ever just have a goddamn happy ending. why's it always gotta be so bittersweet.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

haven't been this distraught over a book since grade eight I'm in agony I'm in mourning I'm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

*There is a scene where someone poisons their cow on purpose to expose another character but it's the only on page depiction of animal harm/cruelty *There is a scene that implies a character is in a abusive marriage

lkristin2018's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.0

Certainly it was a compelling dark, folk-tale like story.  However, the combination of the main character being a minor, and her love interest being a 700 demon whose pet nickname for her was a put-down did not work for me.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

I did not like how the author portrayed suicide as a noble act. Suicide is a top cause of teenage death, and this romanticizes it.

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide