Reviews tagging 'Gore'

O mare de lacrimi by Ruta Sepetys

25 reviews

ingrid21's review against another edition

emotional informative sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, War, and Antisemitism

georgiakirkegard's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Gore, Rape, War, Pregnancy, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent

hazel_t23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, and Rape

Minor: Animal death

swaggynikki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad

• 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? No

It's about WWII so it's definitely dark, but it's very good. I really liked the beginning section where they were on the run, and it sorta had found family vibes with the different narrators getting to know each other throughout the story, which I really liked.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Antisemitism, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Confinement

thatsssorachael's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Such a beautiful, heart breaking, and informative book all rolled into one. The characters were realistic and well rounded, the history was important and interesting, and the romance felt real. 

I really loved this book, and I don't have a great track record with YA historical fiction. I usually find it watered down and bland. This was not watered down at all, it was horrific at parts, and made me want to put it down to regain composure. I think it's an important read, but if you're a sensitive reader this isn't the book for you.

Recommend for anyone wanting a hard hitting young adult historical fiction, anyone wanting to learn more about WW2 ship wrecks/disasters, or anyone wanting to learn more ww2 history from a different scope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Gore

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Rape