Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The One by John Marrs

31 reviews

alibeabon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

This book is a good easy read- definitely something to read when trying to get out of a reading slump. It's interesting premise made me want to continue reading despite not LOVING the writing style. I usually don't like books that shift between perspectives, but this one kept my attention and I have to give it props for that! I would recommend to anyone who wants something fun and fast-paced and easy to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

jessicohen15's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Loved this quick read! Once you catch onto the five different plot lines that don’t really intersect and keep them straight in your head - it took me 1/3 the way through to get a good rhythm - it’s an exciting page-turner until the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I am actually quite surprised with how entertaining this read was in the end. The writing is simple and bland, especially for an adult novel, so I was nervous that it might end up being a DNF. However, I did find each scenario to be intriguing, and I wanted to know what happened to the characters. 

This book follows five characters/couples, which I do think is too many, as most situations stay pretty surface level. We go through each character a chapter at a time, and then that repeats until the end of the book. The characters stay in the same order throughout the entire story (Mandy, Christopher, Jade, Nick, Ellie), which I do appreciate, because it was very easy to forget who was who. The chapters are really short though, so it was a revolving door of plotlines. 

I thought the concept of the story was interesting, and as this is a thriller expect a helping of twists and turns. Most of the characters are just terrible people though, so it was honestly hard to find someone to root for. This is also more of a "tell" instead of "show" book, since the chapters are such bite size pieces, and the book itself isn't that long. 

My four star rating is just for the entertainment value I got out of this. I don't believe this is an author I would seek out. However, if you're looking for a quick and easy thriller with some romance for Valentine's Day, then this would be a safe bet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, and Abortion

laurmich's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Stalking, and Pregnancy

pinkhyxteria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

baisles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, and Abortion

wild_night_in's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

hillarydanielle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Very fast paced, loved every couple’s storyline and the crazy twists and turns each storyline took.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Stalking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Infertility, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I read this because I started watching the Netflix adaptation and heard that it was based on this book. I like the Netflix adaptation more overall, but I did like that this book had more worldbuilding in terms of what the geopolitical ramifications of gene matching like this would cause. Even so, I wish there was more showing, rather than telling. The twists were quite wild, but it was overall an intriguing story that made me want to know what was going to happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Acephobia/Arophobia

Minor: Domestic abuse and Genocide

kelpie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Infidelity, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Car accident