Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb

18 reviews

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious

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

5.0

I read the Violin Conspiracy last year and loved it. When I saw Symphony of Secrets, I knew I had to read it. And it was fascinating. I loved the twists and turns, though I would have loved for one of them to have been fully revealed to the 'now' audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness

lizzym126's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Classism, Racism, Suicide, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Outing

brunonadamas's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, and Death

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review

mysterious reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Hate crime

reading_ladies_blog's review

informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Cursing

noladawnreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Confinement

Minor: Gun violence

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Toxic relationship, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Gaslighting, Cursing, Violence, Murder, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Confinement, Alcohol, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug use and Physical abuse

caseythereader's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Racial slurs, Sexism, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Suicide, Ableism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, and Death

Minor: Sexual content and Outing