Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

118 reviews

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Again, I am a sucker for a good friends to enemies story with villains. You completely understand and sympathize with these characters, even though you don’t condone their actions well, this was not necessarily some thing that was needed for any sort of closure from the last book, I think that it was a welcome romp.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Animal death and Toxic friendship

marinasjd's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, and Alcohol

donatio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

This was just as intriguing as Vicious. 
The multiple POVs, the new characters, the writing, the plot... just brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

readingqueerly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Again, I feel like I was not in the right mindset for most of this book. Because I enjoyed it a lot, but didn't have the energy to get sucked in by the story until today when I took a day to rest and I read the last 150 pages or so.
But this book was really good! I mean reading it right after the first one just really highlights what a big role reversal we suddenly have between Eli and Victor. Each character, even the background ones, is so complex and interesting. There is a clear understanding of what everyone's motives are making them easy to appreciate as a character even when you don't agree with them or they flat out do terrible things. The plot was a great continuation of the first book. I think the time gap was a big help here to have a lot of things get set up off page that really moved the story along so that this sequel was similar enough but not repetitive despite its parallels. 
If I'm not mistaken, a third book is coming. I for one will definitely pick it up. And reread these then when I am in a better mindset for them and can enjoy them a lot more than I already did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

rae_kjise's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

audrey5's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I just absolutely love this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

213daisy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Body horror

xcampuskiddo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

katiedalton's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

I think Vicious was a better book, I felt that Vengeful couldn’t decide if it was going to be book 2/3 or 2/2. Plot wise I wasn’t sure if it was going to wrap up nicely or if it was trying to set itself up for another book. 

why was June so obsessed with Syd? Like I wanted to know more the whole book and it didn’t happen. And it leaves on this “cliff hanger” of June deleting her info at EON?but we don’t know that much about her either…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Torture