Reviews tagging 'War'

Ashes in the Snow by Ruta Sepetys

63 reviews

bailey63's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Genocide, Blood, Excrement, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Death, Slavery, Death of parent, and War

lesenilpferd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deportation, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, and War

lena_margarethe's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Hate crime

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and War

pammicmac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Violence, Genocide, Deportation, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

mvilter's review against another edition

challenging dark informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, War, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent, Deportation, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Physical abuse

jojo_'s review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Medical content, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Excrement, and War

Minor: Animal death and Suicide

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Deportation, Grief, and Trafficking

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Slavery, War, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Suicide

hazel_t23's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and War

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Gun violence

jojo50's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Bullying, Confinement, Hate crime, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

Moderate: Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, and War

georgiachambers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Confinement, War, and Genocide