Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman

8 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Genocide, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, Murder, Gun violence, War, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

wisteria1111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Better then the first book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Cursing, and Body horror

rangerwing75's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

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

5.0

Okay okay okay okay

SO

I know I’m not the most thrilled that

Goddard is alive. After that super satisfying death he was given in the first book, it pissed me off a bit because I also just overall dislike the resurrection trope

BUT I can see how it was necessary for this book’s fantabulous events to unfold. 

Greyson is now my second favourite character, tied with Citra. 

The ending was pure gold and just wiabsajealsssja

I am scared for how the next book is going to follow this up, because how do you follow up something as amazing as this? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Suicide, Body horror, Medical content, and Blood

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

semogecarg's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

THE LAST CHAPTER OH MY GOD I HAVE CHILLS 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Body horror, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Abandonment

Minor: Cursing and Sexual content

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Not as good as the first one, a little slower but still very well written. I liked how we found out more about Thunderhead and I liked the way the father-son relationship with Greyson was written. The end was so tense and beautifully written and it really shows just how far people will go to get what they want.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, and Blood

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

sosobee_06's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Though this book did disappoint me at some places - and completely left me in shock at the end - it is definetely one of the best books I've read this year. The character development is just *chef's kiss*. The cliffhanger- I can't wait to read 'The Toll', because I. NEED. ANSWERS. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Cursing and Body shaming

aviery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

alisazhup's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

AAAAHHHHH!!! This was a fantastic sequel.

The revival of Scythe Goddard. The Thunderhead's perspective on everything. Finding out how Scythe Anastasia gleans. The governing system of the scythedom. AWFul clubs for unsavories. The religious parallels.

My only gripe is the ending. Hear me out... sinking Endura was out of character for Goddard. I know he's the villain of this trilogy and enjoys killing people, but he's never above the law. He follows it and finds loopholes or tries to change it. That's what made him such an interesting character to me since book one: nobody could really lodge formal complaints against him and he could fool even himself into thinking that he was a good and honorable man. But maybe he's unraveling. I don't know.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Blood, Cursing, Genocide, and Gun violence