Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera

25 reviews

katnip46's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

This was a very great book! I was hooked the whole time. Adam Silvera is one of my favorite authors! Griffin’s story was so relatable and hopeful to everyone out there dealing with loss and compulsions. A great read! I recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

The whole novel is centered around the loss of Griffin’s first love, Theo. He drowned, so that may be triggering for some.

beckyyreadss's review

dark emotional reflective sad

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

3.0

I wanted to read this book because I wanted to read more of authors work that I enjoyed previously. I liked the Death-Cast series, and I liked Adam’s collab work with Becky Albertalli. This book was in Waterstones when I last visited and decided to try this out. This book was okay, I just wanted more.  

Griffen has lost his first love in a drowning accident. Theo was his best friend, his ex-boyfriend and the one he believed he would end up with. Now, reeling from grief and worsening OCD, Griffin turns to an unexpected person for help. Theo’s new boyfriend. But as their relationship becomes increasingly complicated, dangerous truths begin to surface. Griffin must make a choice: confront the past, or miss out on the future. 

I liked the idea of how to move on after losing someone close to you especially like a first love, that’s what Theo was to Griffin. I liked Adam’s writing style when it comes to mental health and Griffin’s OCD and how Theo, Wade and Jackson all want to help him and will accommodate his way to help him. I loved that there was no homophobia whatsoever, no unsupportive parents and everyone seemed to care about their children in this book – which is a refreshing change compared to other LGBT books I've read where there is always one family member or one friend who is lowkey homophobic. I liked that this book was emotional and tugging on the heartstrings. 

I didn’t like the jumps between History and Today, I would have liked it to be one consistent story with the start being from the beginning or at the end and starting with him moving on. I didn’t like the love triangle/square thing. I wanted it to die, and it just went on and on and on. I would have liked a happy ending, I feel like all I read from Adam is depressing books and I just want a happy gay love story from him. I would have liked this book to be a self-development of Griffin and that he didn’t need anyone to be happy, but instead he was just flopping between Jackson and Wade which didn’t feel great. 

I will be reading more of Adam’s work, especially with the Death-Cast 3 being announced, but this wasn’t his best work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

mochilemon322's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kitstonglade's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Abortion

besotted's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Abortion, and Outing

luananki's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i would have loved it so much more if it didn’t include the love triangel trope.

i’m over teenagers who act on every sexual urge they feel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, and Abortion

buttermellow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, and Suicidal thoughts

readingelli's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

Questionable teenage decisions,

Griffin considers himself to have cheated on his boyfriend, but they weren’t together at the time

madisone's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

This book was one I had high hopes for and it didn’t disappoint. The story is amazing and the characters are beautifully written. The way the book handles grief and loss is amazing and the last chapter honestly made me cry. Griffin was so hard to read about sometimes, but that’s what made the book so raw and memorable. All I know is that Adam Silvera knows how to write a sad book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abortion

tetetaeskz's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Outing