Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Snowglobe by Soyoung Park

12 reviews

readwithdrb's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This story was marketed as Hunger Games meets Squid Game, so I was expecting more of the action that those two brought. This is more the socioeconomic status of those two shows/books, where we have people living inside the Snowglobe (think "the Capitol") and those living outside (think the poor districts or the less wealthy who joined Squid Games to earn money for a chance at a better life).

Our main character, Chobahm, is invited into the Snowglobe after a tragic "accident" happens with of of the famous elite...but soon, she finds out that living inside the Snowglobe is not all that it's cracked up to be. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Soyoung Park, and Delacorte Press for the opportunity to read and review this book in exchange for my honest opinion. I am looking forward to see what's next in the duology in spring 2025!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

belava's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sommermeyer27's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Classism, Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Suicide, Alcoholism, Confinement, Self harm, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Kidnapping

silverfeather's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

 this would be normally be more of a 3-3.5 but considering the intended audience a 4 makes more sense

the best descriptor i can give is that this reads like a k-drama, which seems apt considering how much of this book is an examination of viewer-driven media. it was really entertaining and addicting to read and the twists and turns of the plot were ridiculous and over-the-top in the way only a k-drama would be. i can totally tell why this was a hit in korea. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

annavilminot's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism and Child abuse

gaylien420's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Murder

Moderate: Violence and Suicide

Minor: Drug use

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I thoroughly enjoyed this! Its vibes felt a little like The Selection, mostly in the reality TV aspect. The world building was well done, and though the story really focused on plot over character, I was in for the ride! The world that Park has created is fascinating, and I'm excited to see more of it in a second book.

There are a lot of twists and turns by the end, even if I could see some of them coming. I also appreciated that this is a dystopia with basically no romance. So definitely bonus points for that!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, and Medical content

cover2covertx's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

bookcaptivated's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Chronic illness, Cancer, Classism, Suicide, Alcohol, and Dementia

Minor: Medical content and Mental illness

sammyghost19's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Child death, Body shaming, and Dementia