Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

American Rapture by CJ Leede

166 reviews

canyonsnow's review

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, and Religious bigotry

emdave's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Animal death, Death, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

spiritfishin's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death and Fire/Fire injury

kelsylee's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

ladykristianna's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

allyyyson's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

cozypete's review against another edition

challenging 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

This was one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I was blown away by how accurately CJ Leede was able to describe religious guilt and trauma. One important thing to note though is that this story is told through a first person perspective from our protagonist, Sophie, so we feel all these emotions and responses as unsurely as she does at age 16. I can understand how this might be confusing or even frustrating for readers who didn’t grow up religious and/or for people who are now much older and have outgrown these feelings but to me it was incredibly well done.

This book had SO MUCH to say and it said it well.

The premise of this book is that there’s a virus that makes people violently sexual. Despite this, there are NO graphic rape scenes in this book. However, there are many instances of assault and attempted rape - which, as the book discusses, is just as traumatising and scary as the actual act. She manages to convey how terrifying this virus is without any actual graphic depictions.

This was nothing like Maeve Fly at ALL but I actually enjoyed that. Being able to nail two completely different moods is so impressive. THANK U FOR THIS MASTERPIECE CJ 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

zorroschance's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

the dog dies. Brutally

thegayestghost's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

gigglesigh's review

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Hay algo especial en un libro que tiene un tono tan ligero y propio de la literatura juvenil relatando horrores tan realistas y que se sienten tan vigentes. Me gustó muchísimo, se sintió muy humano y muy personal al mismo tiempo. 
Fue un poco raro encontrar un espejo a mis preguntas y dudas infantiles en medio del fin del mundo. Me va a perseguir por un rato.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic