Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Prodigy by Marie Lu

7 reviews

bri__'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

A little saddened about how difficult I found it to get into the beginning of the book but once I passed the halfway point I was very much captured again. 

Alot of this book stressed me out with the questioning of loyalties and uncertain behaviour from characters but it made it all the more interesting. 

I am intrigued by the introduction of Anden as a character and am hoping he is as good as he seems. I am slightly irked by his attraction to June given his age when she is only 15-16 but I do appreciate his calm demeanour.

That ending ripped my heart in two and I am bracing myself against the events of the final book in the trilogy, I truly hope June and Day are able to thrive and prosper.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Police brutality

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent

deideo's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Terminal illness, and Mental illness

aargot1's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Torture, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, and Violence

mayadean's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Marie Lu’s master plan has me on my knees

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Terminal illness and Adult/minor relationship

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, War, Gun violence, Torture, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

booksanna's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

An emotional wrecker. The world building and politics is astonishingly well-written fairy-tail. This is filled with cliches that are written so well into the story that I felt so familiar and comfortable with whatever happens. I hate how I predicted so many things that I prayed didn’t happen in the book, the longing and waiting of the brutal moment that will ruin everything , just made the book so much more impactful. I realized how attached I was attached to the characters in the book until it ended. Throughout the book, I cried, cheered, sobbed, smiled, laughed, hoped, died, and finally lived. I felt so connected to the main characters that i couldn’t possibly let go. This book is so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

lujisa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Death

Minor: Medical trauma