Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Rivals by Katharine McGee

11 reviews

jjyork's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

julierambaeck's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I think this is a really solid ya series! I really liked the topics in this one and the character dynamics.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Misogyny, Infidelity, Death of parent, Car accident, and Drug use

haleybre's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Ableism, Drug use, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

rebecca_arielle's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racism and Death of parent

haley_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

I liked this one a lot!! It posed situations that I didn’t see coming at all and I loved the character development as they solved their different problems. I’m rooting for all the characters to find their happy endings! Kinda annoyed with the ending though, we’ve already done the

people in hospital/sick/dying people thing already with the king and himari

so I hope McGee continues to find ways to keep it interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Car accident, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexism, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Colonisation, Death, Classism, and Pregnancy

rb5373's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

A really entertaining book (better than Majesty) but it still doesn’t quite live up to the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual content

argylelove's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident

summerif's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Car accident

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent and Pregnancy

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Rivals was easily one of my most anticipated books of the year, and while I enjoyed the book, I didn't like it as much as the previous books in the series.

This installment is very character driven so it doesn't feel like there's a ton that happens plotwise. I missed seeing Teddy and Bea together, they made so many strides in Majesty and it felt like so much of that went backward in Rivals. I'm also extremely over the Nina-Daphne-Jeff love triangle, I really hope this gets resolved and Daphne is revealed for who she truly is.

My favorite storyline was Sam and Marshall. Out of all of the characters, I feel like Sam has stayed the most true to all of the character growth she's had this far in the series. It was nice to see that Sam and Beatrice's bond as sisters retained the growth from the previous books too. Sisters are so much stronger when they support one another and I love that they can be there for each other even though their personalities are so different. I also liked Nina and Daphne working together, I thought we were going to see some true change in Daphne from this but then she ends up even more horrible than before.

The book ended in a huge cliffhanger so I obviously can't wait for the next one, I just hope it lives up to the standard of the first two books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Grief, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, and Sexual content