Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

37 reviews

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

sydney and dol CARRIED! mixed up victor and eli’s hair colors for the ENTIRE book and didn’t notice until the last few chapters. only one or two awkward transitions or unnecessary moments; nothing crazy or unusual.

eli’s self harm scene was very poor in taste and could’ve been written better. a let down on schwab’s part.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child death, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

fernyfh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide attempt

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Gore, Gun violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Stalking

Minor: Medical content and Mental illness

literally_mint's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Animal death, Child death, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

saurahsaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Torture, Medical content, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Addiction, Classism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide, Confinement, Suicide attempt, and Stalking

house_of_hannah's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

I was hesitant to start this, since I wasn't the biggest fan of Addie LaRue. I am pleased to say that this is nothing like that book. It had me hooked from page 1, and I devoured the story. I've been burnt out on superheros lately, so it was nice to follow some villains. 

Each character feels unique, but also real. They all have their own personalities, and I found it really easy to fall in love with the ragtag group of found family. I see that this is supposed to be a series, and although I don't really see where it's going to go based on the ending, I definitely wouldn't mind spending more time with these characters. 

I did feel that the story was a tad too long. The short chapters definitely helped in mitigating that though. There are quite a few moments of "plot convenience", which is what brings it down to a 4 for me. Those moments really stick out to me, and unfortunately take me out of the story. 

Overall, I am just straight up happy with this book, and I'll be thinking about it a lot over the next few days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Violence, Animal death, Self harm, Stalking, Blood, Death, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

kt2e56's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

WOW. This was excellent. Genuinely thrilling and so dark and suspenseful which I’m a bit surprised by as my only other knowledge of V.E. Schwab’s work is The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue which has its moments of darkness but is so vastly different. Kudos to Schwab for now giving me two books, one swoon-worthy and one brooding, that I’ve completely fallen in love with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Mental illness, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Child death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

corin_134340's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I fell in love with V.E. Schwab's writing style. Although I usually hate multiple changing point of views, the author successfully managed to keep my interest throughout the whole book.
The chapters were mostly short but there were a few longer ones and all in all it was really easy to finish. The pacing of the story was nice, not too slow and not to fast. There are a lot of characters but all are very interesting. No easy black and white distinction, complicated and interesting characters. 

This is a masterfully written book with interesting characters and a story that will keep you on your toes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Stalking, and Violence

oliverreeds's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child death

pasavedra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Violence, Hate crime, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Self harm, Confinement, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Animal cruelty