Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Into the Water by Paula Hawkins

25 reviews

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

"𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵. 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘳𝘪𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯."

(Thanks to @prhaudio for the gifted audiobook) 

✦ Read if you like :

~ morbid curiosity 

~ mysterious deaths

~ hints of supernatural 

~ 10+ POVs

~ eerie, closely knit English villages

~ slow burn

~ closets full of skeletons 

✦ My Thoughts :

This book has been on my TBR forever. I’m so glad I waited until spooky season to finally pick it up! It had a haunted, eerie vibe that was exactly what I was looking for. I loved reading the lore around the drowning pool & got really invested in the many mysteries surrounding the deaths of several young women spanning decades. 

Before you dive into the murky waters of this novel, be warned - there is a huge cast of characters. With 10+ narrators, I won’t lie, I got a bit confused at first. I had to make a few notes to keep track of who was who. But once I got a handle on them, I found unraveling all the motives & interconnected backstories so satisfying. 

If you are in the mood for an intricately crafted plot & some spooky suspense, add this one to your shelf!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Murder

madbirks's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

I should have read the trigger warnings on this book more closely before reading. It dives deeply into

the guilt and shame that SA survivors experience

and I was not in a place to read that at the time. Otherwise, a really good read with lots of twists and turns. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

em_gauts's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

juliafoote196's review against another edition

I dont think I was in the right mood to finish this book; plus the 8+ POVs was not my cup of tea.

Especially when the POVs from the different characters arent just in 1st person, but 2nd and 3rd as well. 

I did read Girl on The Train by Paula Hawkins and didnt get it either so I tried to give this one a chance and unfortunately I couldnt get behind it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

paronomaniac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

amelyn19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

exrthalex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book closely followed several seemingly intertwined unfortunate “drownings.” Throughout the most recent tragedies, the characters are forced to confront past trauma and mistakes, so they can understand, learn, and heal. I expected the plot to have a closer connection to witchcraft/the previous “witches” drowned, but it instead felt like a side note. I enjoyed the plot overall, but would have loved if this element was explored more. While the use of multiple character perspectives can be confusing at times, it ultimately complements the story by providing an omniscient POV. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

caedycon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I zoomed through this book in two days. Each narrator was amazing at capturing their character's emotions; the writing was great, and while it was a "murder mystery", it was much more about the characters and their inner worlds/conflicts, and relationships with each other. And the mystery just added to that. I was gripped until the end! Not a happy book, but not without hope. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

eshiltonn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Murder