Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Helm of Midnight by Marina J. Lostetter

4 reviews

abbyschalupa's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

Wow was this book good. Once I got about a third through, I couldn't put it down. The end gutted me. The mystery of the murderer was tense and kept me guessing. The writing and the atmosphere were both well done. While it took me a while to like the characters, once I did, I was invested. The more clues there are through the story, the more tense it gets. One thing not making this 5 stars is a scene towards the end where the main character endures and battles suicidal thoughts. Not something I try to read especially with such descriptive thoughts. Along with that, the first third of the book was rather slow. Once I got past that point, the story did pick up and the different POVs had me invested even with the different timelines. The characters could have felt more lifelike if there was more depth to them and their thoughts, instead of the simplistic descriptions of that made it more difficult to connect with them. Besides those things, I was lost in this story and completely enthralled in the chase and mystery behind the murderer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Grief, Blood, Murder, Violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Abortion

mar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion and Forced institutionalization

janeivy11's review

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

Minor: Abortion, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

katieconrad's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Abortion