Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl

21 reviews

bekkz27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was really interesting. I didn’t hate it like I thought I would. The characters grew and changed. I found myself rooting for them when I started the book hating them all. Well done to the author. Can’t wait to start the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Transphobia, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

samanthas92's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.25

Really long and drawn-out, pretty sure the ending was the best part (literally the last 20 pages) didn't think I was every going to finish it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kalira's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

faduma's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rissaread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Grief

Moderate: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

fallandfox's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

Após a morte misteriosa de sua melhor amiga, Ella, Yuki e Rory viraram o assunto do momento em sua escola de elite, Grimrose Académie. A policia esta considerando a morte de Ariane como suicídio e o trio esta determinado para descobrir o que realmente aconteceu. Quando Nani Eszes a nova colega de quarto de Yuki e Rory chega uma serie de eventos começa a ocorrer e com isso elas descobrem que Ariane não foi a primeira garota a morrer de forma estranha em Grimrose e como contos de fadas e velhas maldições então envolvidas nisso.
Eu acabei pegando o ARC do segundo livro para ler e quando comecei estranhei a forma como a autora descrevia eventos como se fosse para eu ja ter conhecimento e entrei e descobri que estava na continuação infelizmente.
Acabei já entrando com a revelação de quem mandou a mensagem para a Ariane mas isso não atrapalhou minha leitura por ter o prazer de começar a conhecer de verdade as personagens e seus objetivos.
Fazia um tempo que eu procurava uma nova fantasia com contos de fadas e aventura no meio e esse livro foi um belo acerto.

Eu li esse livro por meio de audiobook, para poder terminar ele logo, e achei a dubladora incrível na caracterização das personagens. A autora do livro fez um ótimo trabalho de escrita e eu senti em um bom tempo uma conexão com personagens e o desenvolvimento da historia.

Todas as personagens foram incríveis para mim e os relacionamentos delas com os outros mas eu adorei principalmente a relação de amizade da Yuki com Ella e como elas agiam para proteger uma a outra.

A escola fica localizada na Suiça e é exclusiva para os mais ricos e poderosos atenderem. O cenário descrito da escola e de tirar o folego e me deu uma vibe Dark Academia quando era descrito o castelo por dentro e suas varias escadas (numero tão grande quanto de garotas mortas na historia dela).

Eu queria ter mais gente para poder falar sobre ele e as personagens, foi uma leitura tão incrível para mim e quando eu ouvi falar que vai ser lançado no Brasil ja comecei a me preparar para comprar e poder reler!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Infidelity

kalihell_kalihell's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

aleshamiller's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• 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

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

crunchycrystals's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence

mpbookreviews's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail