Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Blue-Skinned Gods by SJ Sindu

38 reviews

bookreviewswithkb's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Blue Skinned Gods is an interesting exploration of the power of psychological manipulation, the desperation to believe when our belief is all we have left, the absolute devastation of realizing everything you thought was true isn’t. of the bonds between friends, the difficulty of being left behind by those you love, and the connections that bind us even when we want to be free

the first half of this book is so well written and the character development is strong. i think with 100 more pages, some of the deeper aspects of this book would have had room to breathe and it would have been an even more gorgeous book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

20sidedbi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

southasianbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

asha_m's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Transphobia and Religious bigotry

priyanka13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Minor: Sexual assault

tetedump's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Car accident, and Gaslighting

allergy reaction

teegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

I have such mixed feelings about this book. It was so moving and I felt so compelled by it but the ending was so abrupt. I wanted more resolution but I guess it is up to my imagination what happened to the main character after the events of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicide

kefeshe's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.0

Beautiful and simple to read, it felt like I was having a conversation with a friend who was telling me about thier childhood. I really appreciated the layout and how each person or layer was lost and how it shaped Kalki's understanding of the world. It was a lot more reflective than I had expected, frequently sprinkling in major philosophical questions between the storytelling. I found myself on this emotional roller coaster with Kalki. It would be interesting to hear some of Ayya's perspective, what his motivation were and how he convinced those alongside him to brainwash a child that way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicide

Minor: Cancer, Homophobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Transphobia

frogbooknook's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicide, and Transphobia

medhuvada's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The storyline and premise are very interesting, but are let down but the oddly rushed pacing in the last third.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Classism