Reviews tagging 'War'

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer

6 reviews

phouka's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: War, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Addiction, Blood, Genocide, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

yamiam's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? No

4.0

A fun expansion upon the Twilight Saga. Fun, action packed and concise, Bree Tanner's story is a fascinating read for Twilight fans. Best of Stepahnie's writing I've read yet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Gaslighting, War, Blood, Murder, Gore, and Violence

a_wren_that_reads's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, War, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

kenzie_simone789's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, and Torture

dillybar20's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

(Copied and pasted from my Goodreads review)

 
I really didn't appreciate how the man's army was more put together and survived longer than the disorganized woman's army. I mean it makes sense being written by a Morman but it's just frustrating. Women can be leaders too and since Christie (I read the audio book and don't know how to spell her name) was a leader she shouldn't have been portrayed like a bratty 8 year old throughout most of the book. The popular girls, at least in my high school, never acted like that. They had jobs, bank accounts, a vehicle, they made all their own medical appointments, and they passed the ball to people that were never included in gym class. I haven't meet someone that acted like Christie since the 6th grade which is 10/11 years old btw. I just REALLY hate the way Christie is portrayed if you can't tell. Fred however, is an awesome character and I would like a mini story about him sometime. He's more interesting than any of the others excluding Bree. I'm already regretting saying that though as I can imagine the "weak and tiny woman" Stephanie will write as his mate. Final thoughts? Christian stories ALWAYS disappoint when writing women and I wish it weren't that way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War and Torture

lizziaha's review against another edition

3.25

It’s well written, but it was hard to get attached to any of the characters. Also somewhat disconcerting to read about Diego, clearly intended to be Hispanic, knowing that Meyer insists that vampires have to be white, and fought against the casting of POC for the movies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Torture, Gore, War, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting