Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

When We Collided by Emery Lord

6 reviews

lyla_wicks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

i absolutely loved jonah and his family in this book, and i think it was really wholesome to see their development throughout the book as well as jonah and vivi’s romance. i think that this book had necessary representation of mental illness, however - while i think it  is important to show the ugly sides of this - some of vivi’s treatment towards jonah really annoyed me. also, a lot of vivi’s dialogue felt quite unrealistic for a teenager. despite this, i thought this was a really lovely book, and the last few chapters were so lovely and poetic to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt

iguana_sanchez's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Suicide, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

oraclereadings's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.25

 I think I would have enjoyed this more if the story was more focused on Jonah. A middle child, older brother of three, struggling with the loss of a parent and the absence of another. The realness of a whole family grieving and dealing with depression, the weight of the literal world on shoulders. Yes, sign me up. I'm there.

But since the book is multiple pov between Jonah and Vivi, I just couldn't get into it as much. Well, I just could not stand Vivi. Let's be honest. She's just got that whole, "Look at me, I'm quirky" vibe. And not in a good way. Vivi goes through her own insecurities but that's not what annoyed me with her. There's a moment where Jonah is talking to another girl (not anything serious, just work and childhood stuff) and Vivi completely freaks out, accusing Jonah of having a deeper relationship with the girl. Not to mention that she's basically using Jonah as a summer romance anyway.

The descriptions of anxiety, depression, and grief are so accurate and well written. Everyone goes through their own thing and experiences everything differently and this book was a nice touch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

Minor: Drug use

elizabethbooks's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

ani_rose's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

Graphic: Death of parent and Mental illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Self harm

Minor: Suicide attempt

ninaszlachetka's review

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Mental illness and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Self harm, and Suicide attempt