Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

15 reviews

ssnows's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Medical content, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Stalking, Gun violence, Child death, and Abandonment

hcgambrell's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, and Death

maddreader's review

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

4.25

I eat apocalypse books up and this book was a feast

• Cassie is such a good protagonist: she’s fierce, smart, driven, but ultimately just like every other girl 
• I sooo called
  Evan being a Silencer. Also the name Silencer is pretty cool
• Cassie cutting her hair when she gets feelings for a boy… she’s so me
  (okay yes I know it was to make her look younger hush)
• what an amazing book. I think the viewpoints were juggled perfectly 
• the camp being bad… like we saw it coming but STILL

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War, and Death of parent

thesongofgrace's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Death

bookishlucy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

The pov changes felt excessive at times and it took me a while to get into Ben's pov but I ultimately did enjoy this book. 
That being said, I did guess almost every single plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Suicidal thoughts

nxssistr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense 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

4.25

Es ist gar nicht so einfach, dieses Buch zu bewerten. Es ließ mich zwischen kontrastreichen Extremen wandeln.
Den Anfang empfand ich als recht schleppend. Ich bin zwar großer Fan vom Schreibstil und den Figuren, jedoch lesen sich die ersten 150 Seiten wie eine umfangreiche Exposition. Und klar, ich kann absolut nachvollziehen, dass diese Informationen relevant sind und der Autor fädelt sie gekonnt in die Handlung ein, dennoch brauchte ich einen Skip von 70 Seiten, um richtig einzusteigen. Dazu sei jedoch auch gesagt, dass ich den Film bereits kannte und die Informationen dementsprechend nicht ganz so umfassend brauchte, um dem Roman folgen zu können.
Ab Seite 160 konnte ich dann nicht mehr aufhören zu lesen. Die Geschichte hat mich eingesogen und nicht wieder losgelassen. Egal aus welcher Perspektive das nächste Kapitel erzählte, die Seiten haben sich wie von selbst umgeblättert. Perspektivwechsel sind riskant in Bezug auf den möglichen Verlust von Spannung, doch der Autor hat dieses Problem gekonnt gelöst. Wäre der erste Teil nicht so zäh für mich gelesen, wäre es ein fünf Sterne Buch.
Die Geschichte selbst war hart, noch um einiges härter als der Film. Was Menschen und vor allem Kinder in dieser Story sehen, hören, erleben und tun müssen ist nicht nur schlimm, sondern absolut grässlich. Ich als Leserin hatte mit vielen Szenen sehr zu kämpfen. Der Schreibstil brachte mich an dieses unvorstellbare Szenario außerordentlich nah heran und ich finde das großartig und abstoßend zugleich. Die Abgründe sind nicht nur auf dem Spektrum der physischen Brutalität. Die Figuren wirken so menschlich, dass man sich selbst in ihnen sehen kann. Es geht um Menschlichkeit, Traumata, Selbstverlust und Fanatismus. Dieses Buch hat das Potenzial nicht nur Figuren sondern Menschen zu brechen. Es ist nicht einfach eine postapokalyptische Story über Massenmorde, was schon hart genug wäre. Es ist eine moralische Geschichte, die vor nichts Halt macht. Auch und vor allem nicht vor Kindern. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Deportation, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Pandemic/Epidemic, Vomit, War, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Car accident, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse

siennakt30's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Grief, Stalking, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Pandemic/Epidemic, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Genocide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

abby_can_read's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I struggle to care about the characters and the plot. The plot wasn't bad and the writing style was decent. I found the characters to be rather annoying and flat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Blood and Sexual assault

kelleyedwards_96's review

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Death

Moderate: Murder, Gun violence, and Child death

Minor: Cursing