Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The ​Raven Boys – A Hollófiúk by Maggie Stiefvater

121 reviews

jaan's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

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

2.75

This was a fun read! I think its strongest selling point is Stiefvater’s prosaic style. It’s different. She puts words together in ways I haven’t seen before and I almost miss that she does it because it seems so natural that those words should be next to each other. 

Other reviewers were right when they said that this was a LONG book, though. She takes a while to get to the point. The characters can sometimes fall into YA formulas, and cease to be original, but that’s a genre hazard.

I totally did not expect the twist; that was very well-done. Will be reading the next book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Death

Moderate: Gun violence

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sp522's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

aivilo611's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

bugcollector's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

3.25

Did Lana Del Rey design the cover

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

sophiesmallhands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

This is a very good book. Especially considering that i was written 10 years ago. It was exactly my level of creepy. Not scary. I cannot tolerate scary. The characters are great, it is so very engaging, good dialogues, supernatural, witchy, dark academia, perfect for a busy fall read for people who do not want to be scared but do not want to feel left out either. Would recommand. I do not think that the ending is very strong. (But I guess it’s okay considering that it is a first in a series.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Self harm, Vomit, Car accident, and Alcohol

sunsorbit's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Murder, and Alcohol

Heavily features ghosts, spirits, a scene of something akin to possession, and a scene of finding the dead body of a teenager in a severe state of decomposition

jennylarue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

If I had to teach a writing class on how to write the perfect character, I would just give them this book. Spectacular and Will Patton’s narration of the audiobook was the best medium to digest this story :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Abandonment