Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Reckless (svensk utgåva) by Lauren Roberts

134 reviews

enzopudge's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

literary_laur's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Book 2 leaves off exactly where book one ends. With Paedyn on the run, and Kai on the hunt. Follow along as they try to hate each other with all they are and deny the love that had grown.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Torture, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder

ms3630's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Vomit

zoe_mccorkle's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Rating: 5/5 stars

The sequel to POWERLESS continues Paedyn and Kai’s story.

This entire series has me hooked, and I cannot WAIT for book three. I absolutely love the characters here (especially, once again, Kai, who is so nuanced and morally grey and absolutely perfect I can’t stand it), and really enjoyed the layers to their development and relationships here. This book was very different from POWERLESS but I was still thoroughly entertained the entire time.

I did predict the ending, but I still screamed anyway, and there was a jaw dropping plot reveal towards the middle that I am still struggling to wrap my brain around (seriously, people, I need answers). I can’t recommend this series enough for YA fantasy fans!

CW: Violence/blood/death/grief; mentions of child death; torture; death of parent

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture

beckyremillard's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

kaitlynnnng's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I didn’t love this book as much as I loved the first book, but it was still very enjoyable!

Per usual, Kai had be giggling and kicking my feet. I love that man!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

holliepao's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Child death, Cursing

carlyjoann's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book felt different and repetitive after the first book. I understand if the author wanted to build the relationship between the FMC and MMC but it got repetitive quickly when there were other ways to build that relationship and keep the story moving. Even with the relationship being the main focus I didn’t feel a ton of more building between them than what we got originally in the first book. There was some character growth from them but nothing that needed a whole book as the focus. 
I wanted more storyline and world building and that’s on me for having those as my expectations of this book. 

The ending was just confusing to me. I can see if the author is just trying to keep Paedyn and Kai apart to have drama but it just left me saying “What?” Also Calum is alive and is the advisor to Kitt? I just feel like I missed things and the end had me lost.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail