Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

How to Bite Your Neighbor and Win a Wager by D.N. Bryn

12 reviews

alex_baker's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The two characters are so dumb in the best of ways. Their relationship made me giggle like a lovestruck girlie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Murder, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Confinement, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Biphobia, Gore, Body horror, Cursing, Alcohol, Genocide, Gun violence, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Classism, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking

madscientistcat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.0

The audiobook was great! The narrator’s slight voice adjustment for each character was a nice touch that felt true to their personalities. 
My review via tropes:

• Extremely slow burn
• Mutual pining
• Definitely totally platonic biting kink
• Everything could have been easily resolved if anyone had the tiniest bit of communication skill but where’s the fun in that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Confinement, and Stalking

Minor: Self harm and Torture

Additional CW: Non-consensual biting

melonmachinery's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

At first the story is fun, very reminiscent of things you'd find on Quizilla and Wattpad (for the younger generation) in an endearing way, but once the middle school nostalgia wears off mid to 3/4 of the way through the story is rushed, flat, uncomfortable in its dealings with both real and fantasy racism, and the resolution is just sloppy.

The characters are all 1 dimensional. Wesley is Mexican American and you can tell because he says Sí-Yes when he's rushed. Vincent's line about not wanting to exist if it harms others fell flat in its delivery and how it changed Wes's opinions instantly. The real world internet references and usage is so incessant, the characters must have gotten their education at Tumblr University. The romance is rushed, which I did expect since most romance novels do, loving the "insta-love" plotline. The entire moment on top of the mausoleum roof was embarassing. You just wanted to shake the characters and ask why they suddenly are so relaxed about being chased by bad guys they can get each other hard in the cemetary. Wes's vampire kink tended to be embarrassing at best and uncomfortable at worst given the in world context of vampires and what he specifically wanted to do. Vincent is supposed to be sexy and predatory in these moments but most of them made me laugh.

The whole thing with the pharmaceutical company and dead mom was trying to take on something large but failing to deliver, which is also how the story ended for Wes and Vincent. I didn't particular care for Wes's struggles about the revelation of his mom's death since he seemed very blasé himself about selling all her items and changing things once it was confirmed. Their choice to leave the company be and take care of themselves because they wouldn't get support since the government doesn't see vampires as people with rights in particular was discomforting in ways hard to describe.

I could go on. It was an easy read, but not in a good way. Wouldn't recommend this to anyone but wouldn't actively stop people from reading it. Hopefully the author will grow in time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Stalking, Classism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Violence, Self harm, Blood, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Trafficking

adrienanthony's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Death, Stalking, Slavery, Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Death of parent, Torture, and Self harm

ctara2123's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Death of parent, and Gun violence

massivegreen's review against another edition

funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Ableism, Trafficking, Sexual content, Medical content, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Self harm and Homophobia

nat_kiverse's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, Drug use, Gaslighting, Death, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Bullying, and Gun violence

krisalexcole's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Mental illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Cursing, Racism, Gun violence, and Homophobia

Breaking and entering

stardustandrockets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Stalking, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Self harm

fanboyriot's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

Literally two queer disasters falling in love.  It was really cute.  Vincent being such an awkward vampire and Wesley being a chaotic human who was just as awkward made for a dynamic I didn't know I needed to read about until I read it.

I really enjoyed vampire books where the vamps live along with the humans, it's always interesting to see how the worldbuilding will play into that.  The setting was nice too, it really helped with the overall vibe from the book.

While it was fast-paced the romance was a slow burn.  Wesley and Vincent were really cute together and I really liked the idiots in love, friends to lovers, awkward gay panic they had.

Slow Burn
Idiots in Love
Hurt/Comfort
Vampire x Human
Angst with a Happy Ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cursing, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Self harm, Alcohol, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail