Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith

14 reviews

kdmusings's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.0

As with the other books in the Strike series, I was addicted from the first page. I’m not super keen on slowed paced books, but Rowling is an incredible writer. 

This book was very personal to me. However, upon reflection it is important to remember Rowling’s homophobic views and how this has been directly relayed through in her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Abortion, and Toxic friendship

jitskevddoes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Murder

sylvia_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Apart from the fact that the author's recent personal views are really starting to come through in this book, did I also find it way too long, at least 300 pages could've been scrapped. The book has become quite repetitive in the thoughts of its main characters. There's no point in reiterating the same thoughts over and over.
Also I read the Dutch translation (which was 1000+pages) and there were multiple errors that kinda annoyed me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

andyincolour's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder