Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Eğer Kızın Olsaydım by Meredith Russo

40 reviews

azaliz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

It's a teenage story about a teenage girl coming to a new town and making friends in her new high school, with a twist: she's trans, this is the South, so she's being stealthy.

The story is lovely, she makes fast friends and has lovely relationships 🥰, but there's also really hard moments (transphobia, past suicidal attempts, bullying). It felt right for me to read the story now, but please be careful of your mindset while reading the book. I still recommend it for a realistic book about a trans girl who has a stereotypical highschool experience.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, and Outing

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Deadnaming, Mental illness, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Dysphoria

marc_le's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Outing

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide

talyasj's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Drug use, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Homophobia and Outing

becks444's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia and Violence

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

d00rframe's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Deadnaming, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

annie_lulu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Deadnaming and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide

basicallybug's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What can I say about this novel? What words exist to encompass how I feel right now. I first bought this book a few years ago, a few weeks after I had come out to my mother as lesbian (which... is a story in and of itself.) I wanted to challenge myself to stay out of the closet, and that started with bringing queer literature home. Life happened, and I didn't get a chance to keep reading. However, as part of my new years resolutions, I elected to read more - starting by finishing books I forgot about. If I Was Your Girl is one of the best books I've ever read, hands down. The plot twist had me floored, with genuine emotions pouring out of me, and the storyline felt natural, not exceptionally rushed in some places while slow in others. As a non-binary reader, it absolutely gave me insight into what life is like for those who grapple with heavier self-hatred than I do, all while keeping me engaged with the storyline, rooting for the characters. I cannot reccomend this book enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Homophobia, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

calliecachat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

This was a hard, emotional read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

kia_y_k's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail