Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

67 reviews

cardenasjamiee's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

briana_elaine's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Still processing this read, but the twists and turns really got me emotional. I’m reminded how heartless and cunning someone can be. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

lillypad827's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I picked this up as kind of a pallet cleanser in between heavier books. It was exactly what I needed! Fast-paced but kept me guessing and enthralled the whole time. Good twists I didn’t see coming and a validating ending for our two protagonists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

ashley_bookbestie's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

I devoured this book! The Drowning Woman switched between the perspectives of 2 women, Lee a homeless woman down on her luck and living out of her car and Hazel, a rich housewife who claims she is being abused by her husband. The 2 women form an unlikely bond when Lee rescues Hazel from drowning and prevents her from ending her life. 

I loved the dual character perspectives. There were times that we, the reader, knew what was happening before the other characters. I found myself rooting for both Lee and Hazel a happy ending. Parts of this story had me questioning what was the truth and what was the lie! 

This book had everything I LOVE in a thriller.. mystery, suspense, plot twists, unreliable characters, drama, short cliffhanger chapters! I would totally recommend to anyone that likes a good thriller that is equal parts, plot and character driven!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

acalla7's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

It’s not that I didn’t like this book, it’s just that I felt it didn’t bring anything new to the thriller table. I predicted most of the twists and it wasn’t as entertaining as I was anticipating. I was not very invested in what was happening with these characters either. Just a standard unlikely friendship with one being in a abusive behind the door marriage. If I hadn’t read so many thrillers in my time I probably would’ve liked it more but it didn’t shock me at all

except for the plot point of Jesse/ Carter having a hand in so much more than I guessed as a reader.

It was ok

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

kyrie's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

A feminist thriller with a hella good plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Dementia

karine_h's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body shaming, Infertility, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide attempt

astoriareader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

SYNOPSIS

• Lee is currently unhoused & living out of her car. She’s waiting tables at a shady diner in Seattle, and she’s living in her car.
• Lee decides to start sleeping in car in a secluded park with a beach area in an upper class neighborhood. One morning, she wakes up when she hears a woman drowning, and she saves the woman. The drowning woman, Hazel, and Lee become friends.
• Hazel confides in Lee that she’s in an abusive marriage, and basically, she came out there to end her life that morning. As their new friendship begins, Hazel asks Lee if she will consider helping Hazel disappear & start her new life.

MY THOUGHTS

• Harding is a talented writer. 
• Short chapters.
• Structured in different parts. We begin with Lee’s POV, then shift to Hazel’s POV.
• I thought the first half was a much stronger than the second half, and I really loved Lee’s part. It started off very strong.
• Some plot holes and inconsistencies that don’t make sense. Also, the story generally requires suspension of disbelief.
• This one had a lot of potential, and I was let down in some ways. It was an awesome beginning, a blah middle, and an okay ending.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫3.5 stars. Really awesome beginning. Execution wasn’t really up to par for middle & ending. Still enjoyed the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual content, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Car accident

sstewart89's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

authenticallybria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This book had a bunch of twists and turns. It turned out to be unexpected
in certain scenarios, with me chucking my theories out the window! The author kept my attention with the plot & I enjoyed this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Murder