Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari

12 reviews

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest and Abortion

azadivine's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

hugsy85's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

neeveon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

At first the technical art talk was hard to wade through but the compelling plot and characters helped keep me interested. I really enjoyed this read even when the plot points became obvious I wanted to see the “how” more than simply guess the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

carmensmithsc's review

dark emotional 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

kimmykelly's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

loujanae's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

This is being sold as a "revenge thriller." It's not. It's a revenge mystery where the reader understands the entire mystery very shortly into the book. There are no big reveals or twists, and absolutely nothing thrilling. 
I thought it might be thrilling because it started strong when he bought the knife at the gas station, but then it's never an issue again. 
The final page of the book attempts a "twist" or "gotcha" moment (which I called toward the beginning of the book) and it kinda soured the entire reading experience for me. 
Do not under any circumstances read this novel if you have any triggers regarding mental illness and suicide. This was an extremely difficult read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape and Abortion

saturnsbug's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

megwesley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.75

The prose is good. It is a delight to read. The characters are interesting. The only trouble is that I already knew the ending when I was 1/4th of the way through the book. Because of that, the ending didn't resonate as much as it should have. But it is still a really good read and I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

javafenn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Great suspense novel with a somewhat predictable storyline and twist but ultimately a good read. The ending is satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent