Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Parti en fumée by John Marrs

7 reviews

valoux143's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wooooow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

sammarzolf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Simon was an insufferable character who is a narcissist and a coward. He never takes accountability for his actions and justifies his evil nature with things people have done to him in his past. This book is heavy and emotional but well written. Please check trigger warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

gosetawashi's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Alcohol

inasiche's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

The book is a bit slow paced, but I enjoyed it. It's told from two points of view (Catherine and Simon), with the timelines alternating between the past and the present, to show how both Catherine and Simon deal with his disappearance from their lives.

Hurt people hurt people.  The book does highlight the importance of dealing with your issues, before they deal with you. Simon made so many irrational decisions that led to so much irreparable damage to those around him.  He was selfish, and only thinks about himself and his pain. In the end, he learns that he only has himself to blame for his life turning out the way it eventually does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

adriennne's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia

motherofbodie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Dementia

motherelectricity's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Domestic abuse