Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling

23 reviews

kshertz's review

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

This was a Fascinating world and idea for a plot. I’m not sure why it didn’t totally connect for me. I just wasn’t very invested in the characters and their survival and thriving. But I think the world building and plot were interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

moriahleigh's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

zombiezami's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

Some of the plot lost me, but I liked the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Classism, Infidelity, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Colonisation, Murder, Sexual content, Death, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Incest

amsswim's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

This book was not bad, I just don't think it was anything outstanding. Anything above a 3 is still worth a read if you're interested, in my opinion. If the author's intent was for me to be mostly bored and hate every man in this book it was achieved. Then the story I did like following, the WHite Alice plot, was generally ignored until 2/3 of the way through. I think overall Rose's story was the best written though. I could've just read a book about her experiences, which she was definitely the main character. Ending was alright but a pain to get to. The themes of climate change and folies of men are good, and I love a dystopian always (this was more of a pre-dystopian in my opinion).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Murder, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, Blood, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy and Death of parent

snowymondays's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

prairieraven's review

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Animal death, Blood, Sexism, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, and Violence

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Violence, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Animal death

bridgetlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty

erinpiac's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.25

I was interested in the plot at first, but it really lost me in the second half. The characters weren't very well developed and the writing wasn't good (especially the dialogue). Many plot points also centered around hating men and the reasoning behind this wasn't believable (except for the Foreman, who made sense to hate). And they mentioned the exploitation of Indigenous people many times, but did not include any representation from those groups, and kept the commentary very surface-level.

Also I didn't like how they kept saying "We only kill when necessary" or whenever when they literally could have robbed people instead of murdering a bunch of men. I feel like they could have acknowledged male priveledge and dealt with it in a way that wasn't just them murdering men nonchalantly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Death, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

mandi_lea's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Colonisation, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, Car accident, Child death, Alcohol, and Pregnancy