Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

45 reviews

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

I know that so many people like this book so I almost feel bad for not liking it... but it just really didn't work for me in so many ways. I'm not going to get into all the reasons, but I'll just say I think character development was lacking for me and I the writing style didn't work for me.

I think the one thing I was surprised by is I have seen ZERO mention of the super problematic line where a spice used in curry is compared to the smell of a dead person's feet!?!?! Like excuse me!?!?! That completely turned me off from the story cause it just seemed overtly wrong and problematic... 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

I adored it! I adored the story, the characters, the friendships, the found family aspect, the atmosphere, the mystery, the witchy magic, the small town setting. It has so many things I love in books, and I had no idea before I started reading! Aaaaaah! Finally, after almost 10 years, I understand the hype. Can't wait to continue the series. 
(I have to say, I could live without the "love" plot. Luckily, it's not very present. And I hope it won't become... love triangly. But I'm curious if it will actually mean what everyone thinks it means, or if there will be some twists there.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

li_reading's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Vomit

grimmdark's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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

i enjoyed myself enormously. head over heels!! the characters, the prose, the universe, the characters, the plot, the CHARACTERS

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Toxic friendship