Reviews tagging 'Death'

Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

15 reviews

lou_o_donnell's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Xenophobia

antoniarachael28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

amberinbookland's review against another edition

dark emotional informative tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Death, Vomit, Violence, Racism, Pregnancy, Murder, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Islamophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Death of parent, Confinement, and Blood

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Pedophilia

bethanlcollins's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Islamophobia, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Grief, Confinement, and Hate crime

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Car accident and Transphobia

bookishalice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

😱 This literally had me on the edge of my seat. Think rocking back and forth, screaming at the book. That’s how good we’re talking. 

🕚 The story takes place over just 3 hours, telling the story of a school in England under attack by a gunman. I couldn’t put the book down, picking it up even for a couple of minutes. 

💭 The insight into the characters thoughts and motivations as they live through this tragic experience was truly captivating. 

🤔 Rosamund drops hints about who the gunman is throughout and it was brilliant. It made me theorise and guess all the way through and when I was sure who it was, I was screaming at the book. But even then, there was a twist towards the end that turned my stomach. 

🌊 I felt like there was wave after wave of realisation. Each one hit me a little harder as I realised what it meant for the characters.

📝 Not only is this a brilliant piece of writing, it’s an important message too. It shook me, but in the best possible way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Islamophobia, Racism, Death, and Gun violence