Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Tinfoil Butterfly by Rachel Eve Moulton

9 reviews

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Incest, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

evelyn_parkhouse_reads'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was haunting, confronting and at times so tense I declared it a ‘only read during the day’ book. The authors ability to describe the visceral sensation of such fear inducing experiences was beyond anything I had ever read before. 

Loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Suicide attempt

ahopper7's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

kupids's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

stars ,, 3.0
cawpile ,, 6.85

the writing was beautiful, i loved the two main characters relationship but the timeline pacing felt off & unrealistic - it ruined the immersion for me, therefore making the story less unsettling + creepy as it could've been. the blur between realistic fiction and magical realism was sometimes very confusing and could make the narrative hard to follow, other than that, i enjoyed the story. not a bad book!

lowell's character confused me though, his random 'arc' of sorts felt unnecessary and the re-introduction of him was obviously just for an extra obstacle/ scare factor in the plot,, felt like more could've been done with him though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

taboo sexual relationship between step sister & brother explored.

grrreeennn's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Child abuse

drekklin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

Gripping, emotionally devastating — hey, listen. I know these words are thrown around for novels like this, but it’s true! The whole last 100 pages had my eyes swelling, with that painful hum of oncoming tears behind them. It’s a well-written, creepy, tense book that has a delicate heart underpinning everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content and Abandonment

balagapiragua's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book genuinely surprised me. I'm not entirely sure what I expected, but it wasn't to be holding back tears at work. Emma is such a good main character. You hate her and love her on every page. 

I'll never recover for the love I have for Earl.

One of my biggest pet peeves for books is when children speak like adults. The book falls into this a few times, but it's such a bizarre story and tone that I barely cared. Every content warning you can imagine, so proceed with caution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, and Car accident

jadams89's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

julieuh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

a weird book narrated by a deeply unlikeable character! this didn't quite hit for me but I appreciate the intensity
(and I'm glad I read it so I don't have that eye looking at me from my tbr anymore)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Transphobia

Minor: Animal death and Abortion