Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Bell Chime by Mona Kabbani

11 reviews

shedevls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the writing, the story, the way said story was presented to you, the formatting, the everything!!!! easily one of the best things i've read in a long time. seriously, i could gush about it for the rest of forever 🥹🥰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia and Car accident

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

4.0

What would you abandon for happiness?

Ugh, this was beautiful, even though it was a bit confusing at times. I truly love the way Mona breaks up the scenes of this novel with her own narration, with a forward, intermission and afterword. 

Her characters are perfectly tragic, each teeming with their own portrayal of heartache, detachment and despair, laced with a whirlwind romance that barely kisses the edges of the story yet somehow defines its very essence.

An artful, tragic and unique tale. A backwards spin similar to what we've seen in Eternal Sunshine. Spun from the raw, lingering emotions of a nightmare. This is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Abandonment

waitforhightide's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death and Self harm

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

silverheartbookclub's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Torture and Violence

kproctor2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Car accident

booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Mental illness

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts

hngisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lizardgod's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

I feel like I wrote a short story almost identical to this book when I was 13, everything I wrote had to be meaningful, and the darkest place I knew was an institution after binging 20 other Creepypastas that also took place in said institution.  This book is by far not the worst thing I've read but it's definitely not up there in memorable ranks either. The author jostles you around in the book which is meant to give off the same confusion the protagonist is going through, but it instead makes the ending and events that happen clear from the first few pages. The characters are unlikeable and edgy, the writing is bland, and the book takes itself so seriously it's laughable. My final irk is the 'interludes' between events; they weren't needed and felt like the page long inclusions of author notes I see in fanfictions where they warn you it's about to get even worse when in fact it just gets worse in regards to writing and plot creation. It's a book that's about 150 pages and if you have the urge to read a short book that's reminiscent of your emo teen years, it's pretty good just don't expect much. 
TW that's not on the list includes graphic depictions of

insects(maggots), eating insects

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Car accident