Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket

8 reviews

dreamerfreak's review

adventurous funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

sadiaa's review against another edition

dark

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Grief, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

strawberrytheauthor's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Somehow this series managed to surprise me even though I’ve watched it all. Reading it is completely different and I love that. Both the book and tv show are fabulous on their own and together, it’s very interesting to see how the stories differ and how the mysteries unravel in the books. 

Quotes: 
“A great man once said that right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.”

“But working…usually means doing things you do not want to do”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Animal death, Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Stalking

nick13's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

The exploration of what good and evil really is and the massive grey area in between is really interesting and the way this novel explores that is so amazing, especially for a kids book. On top of that, the setting is really cool and that ending...just perfect. Alright, time for the last one :0!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism and Kidnapping

rory_john14's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

jourdanicus's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

bretagnereads's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death of parent and Grief

ohkmurr's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is the perfect combination of both key ASOUE themes:  "adults aren't always right" and "not everything is black and white." Sometimes the law fails, sometimes due process isn't just. And, the concept of being noble enough is something that sticks with me even more permanently at age 26. 

I recommend everyone re-read these books as an adult, because I'm picking up on little jokes I didn't get before. For example, there's a line where Sunny says "Scalia?" which she meant as a question about the high court. I did not get that joke as a kid, but I get it now. 

Overall, The Penultimate Peril is one of the strongest books—if not the strongest book—in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Child abuse