Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Lovely War by Julie Berry

56 reviews

cassiebartelme'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? It's complicated

3.75

Two love stories told by the Greek goddess Aphrodite against the backdrop of World War I as she is put on trial by her husband Hephaestus. Also Ares, Apollo and  Hades show up. I realize that plot description sounds bananas but this book works. It works very well. I listened to the audiobook which have a full cast which only elevated the story. I’m not sure why more people don’t talk about this one but I know I’m going to add it to my recommendation list moving forward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs

ruchaa's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

absolutely delicious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Violence, and Racism

aimeemg155's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

kerrygetsliterary'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
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Medical content, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

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

emmagold21's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

vanhalenreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH.

I’ll be maintaining for the rest of my life that Julie Berry wrote this book for me. Combining historical fiction, Greek mythology, and romance has got to be one of the most ingenious book ideas I have ever heard of. AND SHE PULLED IT OFF FLAWLESSLY. Truly, I was addicted from page 1 to the very end. I was so sad when it was all over. I want to take each character with me. The LOVE in this book was so pure and precious and profound. I don’t know what else compares at this point.

Also, I’m surprised this is YA? I never would have thought it was if not for the mortal main characters being teenagers. Nothing against YA—as I adore so many YA books—but I was a little shook. That being said, this is my new favorite YA. Just perfect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual harassment

julierambaeck's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? N/A

3.0

This was a good book, with an interesting concept. I think the concept was better than the execution though. I loved the commentary on being black in America and in war - had not expected that. The characters were predictable and so were the story, which was not necessarily a bad thing, but I feel like the story could have been more tragic and realistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Racism

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs

kiseao's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, War, Murder, Racism, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

morbookish's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Grief, Racism, War, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury