Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

26 reviews

asmokeybear's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

megansreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Wow. I’ve never read a true crime book before and this was diving into the deep end. The author tells this horrific account with great compassion for the sisters and other victims. I would recommend this story to true crime lovers, criminal psychology enthusiasts, and people who believe in the power of sisterhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Excrement, Gun violence, and Suicide attempt

cfarron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

kinsbows's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Rape, Mental illness, Drug use, Death, Confinement, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual assault, Self harm, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Bullying

shelbyglover's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.25

Though well written, I found this book extremely difficult to read given it is a true story. It hooked me at the start and was very fast paced. About the halfway point, I contemplated abandoning the book due to its graphic content. It's extremely heavy. I truly could not believe some of the things I read.  However I powered through the book in hopes for the best outcome possible for their situation. Overall the book was a good read. Not the best thing I've ever read but If you enjoy true crime this would be up your ally. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Blood, Body shaming, Gun violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Child death, Murder, Gore, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Self harm, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer

heathermarie08's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

This is a horrible story of an evil mother, her brave children and victims. I usually enjoy true crime but for some reason did not enjoy this book as much. It read a bit slow and I felt like could've been a shorter book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Child death, Excrement, and Fatphobia

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cancer, and Alcohol

mtehan7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Torture, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Homophobia, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

cxxitlyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

1.5

The writing in this book really ruined it for me. It felt very poor for the first half, after that it just seemed I had grown “used” to it. The events described are horrific, and it’s hard to remember that these are things people truly lived through and experienced. Reading their story is really the only thing that kept me reading. Their events are told in detail though, so this book is not for the faint of heart as some of the things described are incredibly hard to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Bullying, Death, Abandonment, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Torture, Toxic friendship, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Cancer, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Hate crime, Murder, and Homophobia

mob333's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Bullying

randalynhill's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Somehow the saddest part about this book is that it’s all very real. I had to stop and remind myself often that I was reading nonfiction & people actually lived this wild, insane, and incredibly unfortunate experience. 

Yes, it was incredibly engaging for my thriller / crime loving mind, but thinking about trauma and the reality that these people are free in the world again, mind blowing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse