Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Lovely War by Julie Berry

51 reviews

juanat77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Hate crime, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Death, War, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Sexism

marioosa517's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Racism, Hate crime, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Sexual violence, and Medical content

Minor: Mental illness

aplain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Racism, Child death, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Death, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Gore

Minor: Cursing and Sexual assault

lqvekanej's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, War, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault

sophiegrubben's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

To my dearest sister, who lent me this book: yes I liked it. It's a good book! It just missed that little bit of je ne said quoi. 

I liked and felt the most for the characters that we spent the most time with: Hazel and James. That is not to say I didn't like Aubrey and Collette (although I liked Aubrey a bit more than Collette) but we simply didn't spend as much time with them or their romance. It felt just placed there at times. Hazel and James's story just seemed more fleshed out, more thought out and more lovely put on the page. 

Overall it was a very well written and researched book, but it missed a sprinkle of magic for me, especially in the Aubrey and Collette parts. I wanted more time with them and more care put into their characterisation. But not a bad book at all!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

val_theburrowofstories's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Racism

Moderate: Mental illness, Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity

averygrey24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This book has skyrocketed to being one of my favorite novels. It starts off with a retelling of the golden net myth set in the 40's during WW2, and Hephaestus declaring a trial for Aphrodite and Ares. Aphrodite's testimony is a story set during WW1/The Great War that is filled with love, tragedy, laughter, and heartbreak. This book made my heart squeeze and ache for the main 4 characters, all lovable in their entirety, as their stories flowed together and apart. It's a romance novel that engrossed me entirely, and feels more genuine and in-touch with reality than some others. It was heartwarming and gritty about the trials and tribulations of love and war.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, War, and Gun violence

mooxine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Racism, and War

Moderate: Hate crime

riannesdijkstra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

Lived it from the very first page 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, Death, Racism, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Death, Hate crime, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, War, Grief, Death, and Racial slurs