Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

31 reviews

nerdxordinaire's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

YA, but the plot and true enemies to lovers tension are SO well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcohol, Abandonment, Bullying, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

raypaws's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Kidnapping, Suicide, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest

saola7's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest

m4rtt4's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

not much happened in the first half of the book and I was quite ready to dnf it, but luckily the plot improved greatly in the second half and now I'm excited to read the sequel!! YA fantasy definitely is not a genre I typically enjoy, but it's nice to have some variety in my reads sometimes :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Suicide attempt

keiwald's review

adventurous tense 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? No

4.0

Fey politics and making a place in a world you feel you never belonged in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Alcohol, Racism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Slavery, Self harm, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: War

Fey Compulsions which force people to do things against their will. No sex, but still, actions against peoples wills.

katievallin's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

The world-building is interesting. However, I really didn’t enjoy this book overall because of the way abuse is handled. I don’t care how physically attractive someone is: there is nothing sexy about abuse. And trauma is neither sexy nor an excuse for abuse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

brassmonkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Not a huge fan of the "I'm abusing you because I'm attracted to you" plot, and the political exposition gets tiresome fast, but the book is good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Suicide, Bullying, Drug abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Emotional abuse

Minor: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and War

emilyvannooij's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Slavery, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

embla_v's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional

5.0

Spänning, överraskningar och förräderi, är bara början på denna makalösa fantasy bok. Den här boken överträffade mina förväntningar och jag kan knappt vänta på att få hem andra boken i serien. 

Boken handlar om Jude som fördes till Faerie som barn tillsammans med sina systrar. Som människa i Faerie blir hon mobbad men allt hon vill är att passa in. När Jude blir äldre inser hon att hon inte kommer på en plats i Faerie om hon inte skapar en själv men vägen till makt kantas av fara och förräderi, och Cardan, prins av Faerie, hotar allt som hon försöker bygga. 

En fantastisk spännande bok som jag definitivt rekommenderar. Den är på engelska och är för unga vuxna. Oerhört läsvärd!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Bullying, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment, Stalking, Pregnancy, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Trafficking

hannalizzy's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

I really enjoyed this book! The world building was fluid, and I became quickly engrossed in the story. I love Jude as the narrator, and I love a morally grey mc. The enemies to lovers trope is setup well, I’m hoping for some more spice in the next book for sure though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Suicide attempt, Grief, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Death of parent