Reviews tagging 'Cancer'

Musím tě zradit by Ruta Sepetys

21 reviews

niven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Genocide, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Minor: Suicide

claudiusthegod's review against another edition

adventurous informative medium-paced

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

2.5

While the premise of the book was interesting and not something I knew much about I found that the tension needed was not fully present. The characters' fear of being spied on wasn't shown very well (the narrator said they were being spied on all the time, but they still felt able to talk relatively freely & consume contraband etc on the stairs or outside). In addition there were some plot holes such as

how Liliana was able to escape the concentration camp

. As well as this the climax felt a little flat as lots of secrets were revealed very quickly at the end, almost as though the author hit the word count they wanted and just wanted to get it over with. Despite this it would be mostly enjoyable for YA audiences who like thrillers as the writing and plot are decent.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer

jazzsonnet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Police brutality, and Stalking

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

spicierleaf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Genocide, and Grief

hmbird's review against another edition

It bored me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and War

befrazzledenby's review against another edition

read the trigger warnings first y'all whew

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ktame001's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and War

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

greylandreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

“How could we expect others to feel our pain or hear our cries for help when all we could do was whisper?”
A really informative and interesting book. I really like when Sepetys only writes from one point of view. When she does multiple, it just becomes jumbly and pacing is kind of thrown off. The narrator for this one was good also.
I never knew this about Romania and I'm really glad I learned about it. Giving a voice to a silent past is what Sepetys is a master at.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, and Vomit

adverb17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book reminded me of the way I got sucked into Ally Carter books in middle school, with a delicious extra Les Mis flavor to it. I'm upset I didn't know this history before; I'm so glad Sepetys is sharing it in such an accessible and engaging way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Excrement, and Sexual harassment

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, and Excrement

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism