Reviews tagging 'Death'

Champion by Marie Lu

22 reviews

mj_86's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Medical trauma, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual content

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I absolutely loved most of this book. The worldbuilding and political intrigue is still fantastic, and I really enjoyed the (albeit brief) look at Antarctica as a completely different society to the Republic and Colonies. I also loved the relationship between Day and June, they are so perfect for each other and their bond was especially strong in this book since they were fully trusting and communicating with each other. My heartstrings were tugged on multiple times. 

I did not like the ending, although I’m not sure if that’s a writing thing or if it’s just me being a firm hater of both the amnesia plotline and the time skip epilogue in general. I groaned audibly when June said she and Anden started dating! And then I was very relieved when she said they broke up. I did appreciate the hopeful tone of the very last few paragraphs, though.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, and War

Minor: Animal death

eruneckles's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Chronic illness, Violence, and Medical trauma

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

4.0

“It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.”

Yeah... I love this series. The characters have changed and grown, and they're different because their experiences have made them different. Yet, they are still the same characters that I know and love. I view this story as something that I just want to get lost in, a world that I want to stay in, each book as good as the last: a continuous, flowing narrative that spans over years. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Medical content, War, Medical trauma, and Death

Minor: Sexual content

gibbemma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Love this trilogy with all my heart! I’ve fallen in love with these characters. The end of champion was a stab right through the heart 😭😭 nonetheless, its a 5 star for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Grief

Minor: Sexual content

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Blood, Medical content, Violence, Gun violence, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Animal death

laurenferzoco'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, and War

booksandhorses's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Death

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

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Moderate: Murder and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

taylorbrooke's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Death, War, Gun violence, and Terminal illness