Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

30 reviews

pranjeetreads's review

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Murder

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Suicide, and Torture

Moderate: Confinement, Murder, War, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

ajpotz's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

this was a fun read and i’m excited to read not only the other books in the series but more by the author. the main character isn’t annoying, there are little plot twists everywhere. but i do have to say the ending was a bit disappointing, it wasn’t as intense as it should’ve been and i find that common throughout the book. moments that should’ve been tense or suspenseful we’re lacking , and so was the world building. it was so inconsistent. how do motorcycles, color tv screens , cameras and underground trains exist in this universe but they still send letters and talk like their from the 1800’s but also still have balls but then wear boots and jeans occasionally? i wish it made more sense because then maybe the book wouldve been a better read, i hope the other books are less disappointing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Blood, War, and Torture

Moderate: Slavery

rohirrimgirl's review

adventurous sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

Boring. Plot twists were not enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, and Slavery

dontwritedown's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

Heard about this book for years but never picked it up thinking it wasn't up my alley, boy was I wrong.

I think the book makes a great statement about the lack of seperation of the government and media.

There were multiple twists and turns I was NOT SEEING AT ALL.

Only took off .25 from a perfect score for one solid reason: the book focuses a lot on racism while also excluding BIPOC from the conversation. Even the Reds are described as pale and none of the Silvers are described as having pigment in their skintone. It's just a lot of white people fighting each other over crappy powers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore

jules_c's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood

lilbury's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, Classism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: War, Gore, Death of parent, and Blood

fireflyofthewoods's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

Loved this book, and considering I was in a little bit of a reading slump this book got me out of it. If you're looking for you're next read, I'd reccomend this series. Victoria Aveyard has a way of words and she's really good at making you believe what she wants you to believe. I was hooked from start to finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

irmalol's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Torture, and War

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

snartyhasgottheskills's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

this book does a wonderful job of building up hope and trust and then breaking it, you know that betrayal is imminent but the book makes you feel hopeful leading to a more intense and emotional reaction when eventually there is a plot twist

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, and Toxic relationship