Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo

29 reviews

sginnaw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Genocide, Gun violence, Animal death, Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, and Emotional abuse

mythicsage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child death, Classism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Slavery

Minor: Abandonment, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Rape, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, War, and Xenophobia

lovejasmine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Blood, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

discogecko's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, War, Violence, Murder, and Genocide

Moderate: Gaslighting and Slavery

Minor: Gun violence and Torture

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Abandonment, Body horror, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Death of parent, Racism, and Xenophobia

Relationship (explicitly unhealthy/abusive) between teenager and character who appears around the same age, but is 100+.

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

A decent read with a really interesting world and magic system. There is a lot of potential for there to be more, but instead the story opts for a very simple story. Despite this, it is enjoyable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Gun violence and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

infjkiki's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Gun violence, War, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

stllyltc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

The novel never failed to provide that thrill and keep readers on their toes about what was going on, despite showing a roundabout and rough process of character development, which mostly consisted of the book. The heroine's training, physically, mentally, and emotionally, was far too difficult, and every step she took made you root for her, as it also traversed with various feelings—one of which I mostly find bothersome—confusion, but very much needed for the plot. I've only gotten halfway through the series adaptation, and I decided it would be better if I started with the book and came back to it later, which resulted in a satisfying decision. And, in terms of world building, having seen its physicality in film with the series has helped weave the image along the lines of the writing that flowed easily, which I loved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Racism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Torture, Alcohol, Body shaming, Gun violence, Slavery, War, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

vixenreader's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

There are a lot of familiar troupes, but there are also a lot of good subversions in the plot as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Slavery, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism and Bullying

Minor: Torture, War, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, and Death of parent

Although the main characters are orphans, there is barely any mention of their parents, or how they died.