Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

What She Found in the Woods by Josephine Angelini

4 reviews

anniereads221's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

The way bisexuality is shown did not like or how mental illness was shown either but it kept me hooked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

eebennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, and Violence

lshal23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Drug abuse, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Medical content

astereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I was really intrigued by the synopsis, which made me want to read this book.

The book is a mix of character and plot-driven, and I think the author balances it well. Although several things happened simultaneously that confused me initially, it doesn't take long for me to manage.

I also like how the author plays Magda's character. It's so easy to get lost in her narration, and in her head, really. But the rest of the characters aren't that well-played? Especially the murderer, like we didn't get their backstory as much as we got Magda's, so I don't really understand why they did it.

You should pick this book if you love a YA thriller sets in the wilderness. It's worth to read especially during a chilly, rainy day.

I received an advanced copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Racism, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Self harm