Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas

8 reviews

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun, quick murder mystery written for the YA audience but interesting and engaging enough for anyone who likes the genre. The overall plot isn't anything new though the twists are done with a deft hand and leave the reader guessing until the very end. It has some gratuitous plots that feel like your classic teen show "added for shock value", some of which are critical for the plot and some that seem to be there only to get a gasp. There's a couple too many characters for me too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Minor: Gun violence

From the very first chapter

suicide

is a core plot, I'd avoid if you're triggered by that.

gissellellamas's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I enjoyed this book a lot more than I thought I would. It wasn't as predictable as most mysteries I've read, so I appreciated that. I loved Ginny as a character and Monica coming to terms with what happened was really nice to see in the end. Overall, I would definitely recommend this book to someone who wants something more tense and mysterious. Just please check TW; there are a lot of them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, Gun violence, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings

nicoleherz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

High school mystery, plot twist, revisiting old trauma

Pretty good story, didn't see this twist coming the way I did with Thomas's other book That Weekend 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Car accident, Grief, Murder, Mental illness, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Blood, Drug use, and Vomit

goodnightngo's review against another edition

3.0

Solid book yet again. I liked the imagery of describing the main character’s surroundings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Gun violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Pedophilia

junefish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Grief, Murder, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Death of parent, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Child abuse

the pedophilia is with underage teenagers (not small children)

booksiread_'s review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

rexreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I found that this book tried to deal with too many things so it didn't give any of them enough attention. The mystery didn't feel particularly compelling, and I didn't particularly like the main character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, and Fatphobia

In the first few pages,

main character is getting an abortion. Is already in the process of it at the start of the book so we don't see the doctor's appointment, but we do see the effects of the pull

cfolkmann's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence