Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Gothikana by RuNyx

24 reviews

tiredtristan's review against another edition

dark

2.0

3 stars, 1 simply for the beautiful artwork from the dust cover to the chapter pages. (Honestly, shout out to the design team for their choices)
-honestly had high expectations starting the book but it just had way too much going on and most of the things are never mentioned again. This storyline and its characters had so much potential but sadly, this book did not deliver imo
Oh and the recommended playlist was cute, I’m definitely going to give it a listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

meliroo's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

literaryxdragon's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

labxtch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.5

This book had me SPIRALING. I honestly did not know where this was going to go or how this was going to end, and didn’t until I got to the very end.

The way Corvina feels throughout the book is so incredibly relatable, and the style in which the author transcribes perfectly just how Corvina feels.. The words are utterly breathtaking at times. I have so many quotes saved that just hit close to home and were so dark & beautifully said.

‘Gothikana’ reminded me why “books-that-make-you-think” are my absolute freaking favorite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

nirellis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.75

Dark adult Wednesday boarding school energy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

heikellj's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

book_mouse_reads's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

xapoptosisx's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book is something else in a good way, it was creepy but I loved it. I definitely need more books set in this world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Incest and Pregnancy

cheriepie's review against another edition

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

0.5

Wattpad writers are getting too bold these days. 

A five star reading experience in a point five star book though. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Dementia

Minor: Incest

The schizophrenia/psychosis in this book is handled with about as much care as your bags on Delta Airlines. Corvina's schizophrenia is almost always romanticized in some way (usually in the "maybe she has these hallucinations because she's so witchy and intuitive" way) and Vad is constantly making remarks about being her madness or whatever. Neither Corvina nor her mother have any symptoms of schizophrenia other than hallucinations, presumably because either the author did no research or because the other schizophrenia symptoms aren't very cool and mysterious. All this while also demonizing schizophrenia -- while

Corvina's mother is portrayed as mom of the year for the most part in spite of her schizophrenia and psychosis and never poses a threat towards Corvina or herself or anyone, Corvina's choice to institutionalize her mother is portrayed as the "right" choice. Presumably because schizophrenia is just such a scary mental illness while also being what makes Corvina so cool and mysterious.

direguard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment