Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Law of Inertia by Sophie Gonzales

4 reviews

adunham's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent

greatu's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Physical abuse

pineappleliquid's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It's well written. The feelings are written in a way that makes me feel understood:) I love the plot too. Like, damn! It was good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Drug use and Domestic abuse

ramunepocky's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

“see, the thing is, happiness is a whore. I’ve never met a more disloyal emotion in my life. Nothing like misery, which proposes to you on the first date.”

Oh my god, I almost stopped reading this book because it was so hard for me to read in places. Not because it’s bad, because it’s really not, I absolutely adored this book, but because Ash’s thought processes, his struggle with his anxiety and depression, his struggle with self-harm and suicidal thoughts, just hit way too close to home. Not to mention, the other shit he had going on too; the being passed through the foster system, getting over his traumatic past with his abusive father, and his alcoholic, drug abusing brother that he missed school lessons and days to take care of. I really liked the way that it was told in three perspectives; Louise, Elliot’s now best friend, in the year after Ash’s death; James, Ash’s former boyfriend and best friend, in the year after Ash’s death; and Ash, in the months leading up to his death.
It wasn’t until the chapter before it was revealed that I realised

the Elliot we know in Louise’s POV is actually Ash, and it took me by surprise, but as soon as it clicked, I realised how many signs were there, and holy fuck, was I relieved that he was still alive

I went through a whole rollercoaster of emotions with this book, it made me sob, it hurt me, and I almost couldn’t keep reading for how much it hurt, but boy, was it worth it in the end. The ending was really hopeful, and I really appreciated that after everything we were put through, especially

that Ash ultimately got to turn his entire life around and find it worth living again, that friends like Louise didn’t leave him after knowing who he really was, and that James found him and, after his initial anger and fear and confusion, that they could work it out and be in each other’s lives again, and both be happy instead of one of them being in immense pain

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Physical abuse