Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Stranger Things: Flight of Icarus by Caitlin Schneiderhan

7 reviews

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Oh, the things I could say about this book. I laughed, I cried, I smiled like crazy, I screamed. The writing was incredible, I cannot wait to see what other books Caitlin has under her belt. The character development was phenomenal, she described him and his mindframe and his backstory exactly how I'd picture it, it was just beautiful. I honestly can't think of anything I disliked about the book. Well, other than Alan Munson.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Alcohol, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content

silversomber's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Caitlin Schneiderhan manages to capture Eddie Munson's voice and attitude with surprising flair. Prequels are often difficult, as it is hard to maintain suspension when you know where the character will eventually end up, and yet the book managed to navigate it beautifully, sparking impossible fears and hopes. It was one I couldn't put down, and an amazing read for any Stranger Thing's fan.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abandonment, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use

alexandramcgrew's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Bullying

Minor: Blood

coincidental's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Gaslighting

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content

writewithapendragon's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual content, Drug abuse, and Drug use

therensistance's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny

• 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

If they hadn’t straight washed Eddie, it would have been a five stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

jaygabler's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Thank you Random House for the free book. Did you think you needed an Eddie Munson backstory novel? Because you do. Caitlin Schneiderhan has written a genuinely moving Stranger Things S4 prequel that’s a total page-turner. Drop the needle on some Sabbath and settle in.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Drug use