Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

At First Spite by Olivia Dade

36 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

blewballoon's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.0

Olivia Dade has been on my list of authors to check out for a while, and now I'm looking forward to reading more! This book was a lot of fun. I did find that certain areas of dialogue or humor would have worked better if they had been trimmed a little, but that didn't take away from my overall enjoyment. This is for romance lovers who embrace the silliness of the genre. I think the audiobook narrator did an alright job, but I may have preferred reading the text myself in this case. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Medical content

estefanovich's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

I may have identified a bit too closely with the FMC, but I love these characters. Half a point off for

incredibly hot 39 year old virgin who is magically good in bed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

libellumartinae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective tense fast-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

3.75

This book probably contains some of the better dynamics I have ever read this entire year in a romance; it had an healthy communication between the two main characters and I do feel like the due point view did help us have a lot of insight on them and their thought, and although the mmc hadn't been the best at the beginning actually seeing his reasoning did help with not thinking him an utter tool and fool.

I still think that what I found this book lacking was a good procession of the plot, as the writing wasn't my favorite style and especially it left some dead periods in the book that had me a bit annoyed and bored to read through; it also fell into the trap of the 'all too cheesy and sappy' at times, which I think it's more a preference of mine than a true flaw of the book.

Overall, one of the best-plotted and represented romances I have read so far, this year and I'll definitely recommend it plus read other book of this author because she got me hooked.

(also bonus point: the fmc is curvy and the way that the author never made it central to the story - as it should be - was such a breath of fresh air, ugh!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death and Medical content

jen_nej's review against another edition

3.25

Some heavy topics mixed with some absolute nonsense (non-derogatory) - definitely check the content warnings first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

kitwhelan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this sweet story about empowering a woman with depression (and, let’s be real, undiagnosed ADHD). It was steamy and emotional in all the right places.

What I didn’t like was the third act relationship problems.

It was so disappointing that we had to hear Matthew give in to his brother AGAIN. It’s would’ve been nice if he could’ve done work on himself while Athena was working on her issues, so when the time inevitably came for Johnny to petulantly demand Athena back like a toy, Mathew could have stood up to him then & there. Matthew needs therapy just as much as Athena!

That being said, it was a nice portrayal of loving & living through depression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jennp28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

More great curvy-girl MC vibes from Olivia Dade. This one gets intense for some bits in the middle there. Definitely check the content warnings if mental health is an issue for you. But thus story does a good job of weaving a love story around a crisis - there’s no magic fix, no loving someone enough to make it better, just acceptance and support. Some great romance tropes thrown in there and you have a pretty enjoyable (if emotional at times) read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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

4.25

I really enjoyed this! I really appreciated the depression representation and thought it was handled well. Athena was such a wonderful character and just unapologetically herself. Matthew was the sweetest ever and was so cute. Their romance was so sweet as well. I liked the small town vibes and the friendships. This was also really funny had times, but had some more serious moments. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

samchase112's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Medical content