Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Elite by Kiera Cass

46 reviews

rosiejaem's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Gun violence, and Sexism

breereadsalot_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

caitlink's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

Minor: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Death

wii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

elderflower's review against another edition

0.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse

more content warnings: mild ableist language, cheating

amalkarmally's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn’t read this book in one go. In fact, I kind of lost interest just past halfway. Today, I picked it up and I read. I just read. It was a pretty good book, however it wouldn’t really be suitable for children under the age of about 12. Of course, there are exceptions, such as when a child is extremely mature at the age of 9, let’s say.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse

There are inferred references to sex, and descriptions of people explicitly kissing and being ‘half naked’.

lucys_library's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, and Police brutality

asthxte's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Miscarriage, and Blood

camigy's review

adventurous lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

america was so fucking annoying in this book i was so mad she could NEVER make a fucking decision! one day she likes maxon, the next she fucking hates him and realizes she has always loved aspen, the next day she's spr jealous seeing maxon w another girl, the next she's like good riddance, and i j got wiplash reading this girl's thoughts

speaking of wips, fuck that scene i hated it my baby marley deserved so much better maxon lost so many points w me for that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Death and War

trintrin's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Plot-wise, this one felt rather like a filler. Although, the Halloween ball and the Italian princess were pretty fun ngl. The princess's room and the secret library scenes were nice too.

But it's the delving deeper into history part which had my interest. Like Illéa's diary and the rebels looking for it, Gregory Illéa turning out to be a jerk who forced his daughter to marry an old prince just so that he could be a king, inventing the caste system to place his loyal followed higher and his enemies lower, yada yada. Kinda cool, I wanna see where this goes.

Now as for the characters, a good majority of them are flat to a t. America was more annoying in this one, and I did not like her jumping back and forth with the two love interests. Poor Marlee, though, I liked her. Maxon's scars just made me hate Clarkson even more. 

 
Aaand it ended in the cliff-hanger, so guess I'll binge the next one too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Violence, Death, and Miscarriage