Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

34 reviews

_andi3's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Child abuse

allyjshand's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I made the mistake of watching the film first which grossly oversimplified the book. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the second half / final third of the book largely differed from the film, and I really enjoyed the ending.

That being said the book could have easier been much shorter if less time was dedicated to relationships between minor side characters and to Tris’ grief. Overall an enjoyable YA read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder

thejadylady's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Death of parent, Death, Violence, and Child abuse

elija_20's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

I am forever blown away by how much better these books are compared to the films. From the character details to the plot changes, the books are just better and way more enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, and Physical abuse

alsoiread's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Child abuse, Violence, Murder, War, Gun violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

This book did too much telling and not enough showing for me. The conflict between Tobias and Tris was forced, unnecessary or predictable, with Tris (who is supposed to be smart!) obnoxiously repeating many of the same mistakes and being surprised when the outcome is, predictably, Not Nice. The author tried to explore the consequences of book 1 - admirable - but I wish she’d show us, somehow, and not rub it in through Tris’ inconsistent internal monologue without exploring the deeper layers. That said, the plot and pacing were great, and the ending worked up to a good climax that still makes me pick up book 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, War, Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

misslexisaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love the complex characters and that the book lives in the shades of grey of humanity. It's not a goodies and baddies, it's people making decisions and figuring stuff out. Even in a dystopian future, the characters are believable and their struggles are relatable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

neevabeeva510's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Xenophobia, and Death

aspmg28's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Death of parent

ghostisalive's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

i enjoyed divergent more than this one but i think that's mainly because the characters became quite annoying in this one and dare i say in this case i actually almost prefer  the movie more. i feel like the book has a lot of back and forth between tris and tobias and they keep circling around to the same bs, which i understand emphasises how important it is whatever whatever, but it's a bit too excessive at some parts.there were points where i was just screaming at both of them because of how annoying they were.

other than that i did still enjoy the book quite a lot!i think one of my favourite parts about these books so far, which i guess is up to debate, is that it doesn't only focus on the love story between our Tris and Tobias, there's also no unnecessary love triangle thank god!! i like the exploration of the other factions in more depth and even those without a faction. there were quite a few shocking twists

like tobias' mother still being alive and the ending where we find out the whole purpose of the factions and the divergent

which i heavily enjoyed reading. 

there were times where my heart broke for tris so many times with everything she had to deal with in this book :( but also for tobias having to witness and go through all of it whilst watching the woman he loves struggling.
<3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, and Gun violence