Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Lovely War by Julie Berry

77 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

lucyyybee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Racism

slahlum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, War, Grief, Death, Gore, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Racial slurs, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Death, War, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Racism, and Violence

openbookheartmind's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Hate crime

natalieweinberg's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

oh my god

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racism, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

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

jelliclecax's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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? No

4.0

Warm and lovely! A perfect February read, even though I read it in January. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, War, Death, Violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Racial slurs, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

shayna14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

this book caught me by surprise bc i don't like reading abt wars, but the greek mythology definitely made up for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Medical content, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Misogyny, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Cursing, Grief, and Hate crime

Moderate: Police brutality and Slavery

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