Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

154 reviews

izzysizemore's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Police brutality, Alcohol, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, and War

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

This is one of those books where I wonder about the characters afterwards because I keep thinking about them. Because both this book and the last feature the main characters in the Hunger Games, the layout is kind of similar. I also noticed more in this book that Katniss plays right into the "not like other girls" trope, which is disappointing. I also felt like narrator choice for this book wasn't quite right. Katniss is a hunting, rough, scrappy character, and the narrator had an extremely proper style of speaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Murder, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Drug use, Grief, and Pregnancy

coolaboutit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Police brutality, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Animal death, Death of parent, Classism, and Kidnapping

emisbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Violence, and Blood

goldenlake's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, War, Grief, Gore, Genocide, Confinement, and Animal death

Minor: Torture, Body horror, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Drug use, and Classism

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

On a reread I was really noticing how incredible the pacing is. I knew there were plot beats that had to be hit and I was impressed by how economical and seem less it felt. I will say part of the ending has always felt a bit hard to follow but maybe I wasn’t paying enough attention on my commute. Once again, this book holds up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Gore, Animal death, Classism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Murder

hollowhallow13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Grief, Blood, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Police brutality, Death, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Confinement, Child death, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Gore, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, War, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Alcohol, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

aiiime's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Cursing, Slavery, Alcoholism, Torture, Grief, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Addiction and Adult/minor relationship

rylin_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

ok. first off. i WILL BE SUING FOR CINNA’S DEATH. HE DIDN’T DESERVE THAT! 

when peeta said “if it weren’t for the baby” my soul left my body. 

don’t get me started on finnick. he is an angel. i will forever love him. he deserves every sugar cube in the entire world. when he tried to protect mags i cried. i actually cried. more for him than for her honestly. i’m nominating mags as my new grandma. 

a note to katniss: JUST MARRY THE BOY WITH THE BREAD OH MY GOODNESS! peeta is so perfect and he always puts her over him. 

this was a pretty good book overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Addiction, Gore, Death, and Grief