Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

78 reviews

delaniraeann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug abuse, Addiction, Drug use, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Suicidal thoughts

not_a_dr_shh's review against another edition

dark 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: Kidnapping and Gun violence

katiej's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence

Minor: Cancer

hunterp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

the_bookishkat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Kidnapping

Moderate: Mental illness, Death, and Gun violence

motherelectricity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

WHY so many thrillers have to end with this predictable "look how everything is so over the top great for the characters now" 😑

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Cancer, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a rollercoaster. There were times I was screaming quietly into the night at scenes that had me going "How will the characters get out of this??" I'm impressed by all the detail that went into locations and what different characters would know based on their culture, age, and life experiences. Seriously, as a 19 year old, I'm impressed with how well a 13-year-old girl  was written and how I was cheering her on. There were a few moments I went "I wish I was as cool as her when I was her age." There were parts of the book I had to repeatedly look up while saying to myself, "This seems familiar," before realizing I was a fool. Lovecraft fans should expect to see some small references here and there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Cancer, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Alcoholism