Reviews tagging 'Suicide'
An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks, Julia Whelan, Sarah Pekkanen
48 reviews
booksbytheglass's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
3.0
I’m struggling with my feelings on this one … it was clearly addicting as I binged it in one day, but I was so angry at the MCs the entire time 😅 if they each took time to communicate with their significant others, literally none of this would have happened
jessica is feeling a bit lost in life - and like same girl, except I’m not volunteering for sketchy ways to get money because if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is 🥴🥴
the therapist running the sketchy sessions is not much smarter either. she’s completely obsessed with finding out if her husband is cheating on her - and is willing to do whatever necessary 🥴 which of course lead me to guess her dark ways
it was all very predictable, yet so bingeable, and I found myself more annoyed than enthralled reading this one
moral of the story: just talk to your friends and family, I promise it’s better than lying thank yew
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: volnay blend (iykyk)
jessica is feeling a bit lost in life - and like same girl, except I’m not volunteering for sketchy ways to get money because if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is 🥴🥴
the therapist running the sketchy sessions is not much smarter either. she’s completely obsessed with finding out if her husband is cheating on her - and is willing to do whatever necessary 🥴 which of course lead me to guess her dark ways
it was all very predictable, yet so bingeable, and I found myself more annoyed than enthralled reading this one
moral of the story: just talk to your friends and family, I promise it’s better than lying thank yew
rating: 3 stars
wine pairing: volnay blend (iykyk)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Infidelity
Minor: Abandonment
devorahthebee'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? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide and Sexual assault
ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Suicide and Murder
amb_leigh's review
dark
tense
slow-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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide
ericaburns1's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Kept me reading until the middle where it really kicked in. I couldn’t help myself but try to anticipate what was going to happen, but I didn’t until it was basically happening. I like the POV switches and short chapters.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Death, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Medical trauma
Minor: Suicide
samw0327's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
sarahl0726's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Death, Suicide, and Infidelity
Moderate: Sexual assault
Minor: Mental illness
astareads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
An interesting, different kind of thriller where a murder isn't in the forefront and women are in the lead. There was abuse, but not a single rape happened! Quality content, imho.
I kept trying to guess what is going to happen, which is a good sign. I listen to audiobooks while crafting or cleaning, and often the plots don't really get me that interested, but this one got me good.
There were some parts that felt like maybe the authors made a mistake, but with an audiobook it's hard to tell cause I can't go back to double check. The ending was a bit abrupt and felt like they couldn't actually quite figure out how to end the story so they made the villain crumble in an uncharacteristic way, while trying to shoehorn in the reasoning behind it. The main character stayed true to herself, however. She was flawed, but portrayed in a way that made me root for her.
The study of morale was interesting, but felt a bit stretched in parts. The question of whether the punishment should always fit the crime was made a sort of a central point, but felt really vague in context of the story, like it was an idea that the authors wanted to hang onto despite the story itself steering away from it.
I really enjoyed the alternating POVs and their separate readers, it made it easier for me to keep track of what's happening, and I think the readers did a great job.
I kept trying to guess what is going to happen, which is a good sign. I listen to audiobooks while crafting or cleaning, and often the plots don't really get me that interested, but this one got me good.
There were some parts that felt like maybe the authors made a mistake, but with an audiobook it's hard to tell cause I can't go back to double check. The ending was a bit abrupt and felt like they couldn't actually quite figure out how to end the story so they made the villain crumble in an uncharacteristic way, while trying to shoehorn in the reasoning behind it. The main character stayed true to herself, however. She was flawed, but portrayed in a way that made me root for her.
The study of morale was interesting, but felt a bit stretched in parts. The question of whether the punishment should always fit the crime was made a sort of a central point, but felt really vague in context of the story, like it was an idea that the authors wanted to hang onto despite the story itself steering away from it.
I really enjoyed the alternating POVs and their separate readers, it made it easier for me to keep track of what's happening, and I think the readers did a great job.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicide
rachelreadsrelentlessly's review against another edition
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Sexual assault
on_your_raedar's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.5
Great book, hooked me at the beginning and was enjoyable until about the last 100ish pages. Felt like the authors were trying to draw out the suspense a bit too much and it was a little more painful to read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide
Minor: Drug use