Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Diviners by Libba Bray

20 reviews

sm_moon's review

mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

justagrlandherdog's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

I’m struggling to accurately rate this book because I genuinely enjoyed it. It was fun and I love the characters but I don’t feel overly obsessed and that urge to read the next this very instant. I’m definitely going to continue the series, I want to know the fully story and where the characters go. I just will take my time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Minor: Animal death, Classism, War, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

ellanarose's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Started off more focused on world and character building, but once the plot began this really livened up. Excellent book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

larareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, War, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Abortion, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Racism, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death

davidrb's review

adventurous dark funny slow-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? Yes

3.0

Just Okay. I think I'm just never gonna get into a YA fantasy, but the setting and lore both appealed to me! I'll probably continue the series, seeing as some characters (namely Memphis, Henry, and Sam!?) didn't have much of a presence in the story when it came to the main plot. (Poor Mabesie too!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and War

This book is much more graphic than I was expecting, especially when it comes to the child death, sexual and domestic abuse, and animal death. Watch out!

yaelaed's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

emilyplun's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Gun violence, Medical content, Police brutality, and Racism

diem's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

it´s too long and I feel bad for  Mabel.
Mabel, Henry, Sam and Memphis could have been cut without much trouble and it would have streamlined everything. It´s clearly just a setup and it should have been more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Racism, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, War, and Xenophobia

katherinek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

The first half was good, but a bit slow. The second half was excellent. It wasn’t too predictable and kept me wondering what could happen next. I wanted more of Sam.

Jericho being a robot was kind of random?? It just didn’t really fit the vibe of the book in my opinion. Jericho and Evie as a couple was also kind of weird but I didn’t hate it.

Mabel reminds me of Penny from Hairspray. I could totally see this book as a TV series!! Bray is a great writer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Suicide, Rape, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence, Vomit, Racism, and Grief

vanesst's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Racism, Suicide, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racial slurs, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Rape