Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Gallant by V.E. Schwab

7 reviews

hippievamp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Terminal illness, Confinement, Gun violence, Animal death, Suicide, and Bullying

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

Minor: Blood, Mental illness, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Medical content

alibrarymouse's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Beautifully written with gorgeous aesthetics, but the characters weren’t much and I have to admit I wasn’t too fond of any of them. We weren’t really given too much to be fond of, and with Olivia there was a lot of potential that doesn’t get fully realized. Everything I wanted, I didn’t get, but maybe my expectations were too high? 

It’s modern gothic, catharsis in its own way, but—at the same time—fantasy offers a twist I think would have made for a better ending. Schwab has realism going for her at least. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

anntharai's review

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.75

The atmosphere of this book is phenomenally done. There are so many moments I would like to quote here, but in short this is a dark and truly haunting book with a good plot driving it and a plethora of horrific truths behind it. 

I fell that this is another one from V. E. S. that I will be thinking about for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Gore, and Bullying

Moderate: Ableism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Animal death

anni_swanilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Bullying, and Body horror

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Animal death, and Gun violence

reviewsandreadathons's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Ableism, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Animal death