Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

12 reviews

karmachamillionaire's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol

starryforest's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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i didn’t like the ending, but it was  realistic and dramatic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

moriahleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

noodletheriddle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Minor: Torture

spooky_sapphic's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This was beautifully written but gut wrenching. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

exactlyem's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Suicide and Torture

kte_jen's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide

waterbridge147's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

lkbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Outing

Minor: Body shaming

kayesomething's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol