Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Sixteen souls by Rosie Talbot

19 reviews

madatmyshelf's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

tea_coffee_sam's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Child death, Animal death, Bullying, and Medical content

readingqueerly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Started off a little awkward and cringe but once the plot kept going it really didn't stop though, which had it's its perks and downfalls. Exposition took upnquite some time at the start which was very much needed as the plot that followed was very dense and didn't always have enough breaks to process and have a moment of rest. Though knowing there is a sequel I also understand why everything was so densely packed. There were a lot of different ideas and plotlines and clues stated up that will likely come back in the second book. It does provide some perspective. I think without knowing this was part of a series I would have found it too much and too overwhelming. 
All in all not bad at all though, good for the spooky season, very diverse as well since the MC is disabled and gay with his love interest and antagonist being trans and gay and some queer and disabled b characters mixed in as well. 
There were quite some characters introduced in this book of which I hope we get to see more in future book(s). I feel like their role was too big to be just a background character but too small to just leave out. It would be a pity so I'm curious to see about that. 
A fun spooky read that does feel like a debut if I had sto summarise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

sammymilfort's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Medical content, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Gore, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Medical trauma

ethen_rey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Kidnapping, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent and Homophobia

thereadedit's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Unsettling:  😬😬/5
SCARY: 👻/5
DEATH: 💀💀/5
INTRIGUE: 🧠🧠🧠🧠/5


I went into Sixteen Souls with zero expectations. I'm a sucker for a beautiful cover and I fell. Hard. This cover is stunning and it says so much about the book without actually saying anything at all. I didn't read the synopsis before reading this because I really like to go into any kind of horror/paranormal books without knowing anything. 

I am so glad that I did. Because it left nothing for me to be disappointed in. I greatly appreciate all of the representation that is whiting this book. There is LGBTQ+, disability rep for a double amputee, trans representation. With all of this rep I feel like it only deepened the connection with the characters. And you were able to get to know their true authentic selves. 

 Getting to know you're characters throughout the book and how they handle the different bombs thrown their way was executed so well. 

The world building and all of the different characters can be a bit much but it was so well written you were able to follow everything within their respective timelines and lifelines. 

I really enjoyed the relationships within this book and how well they were written. Having more LGBTQIA+ in YA is such a pertinent need and this book fulfilled the need so well. I wish that there would have been a bit more explanation of one of the characters journeys so that we could have known them a bit better. But I'm hoping that will come in a follow up book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Medical content, and Suicide

mxajlikesbooks'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, and Body horror

Minor: Cancer

domann's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

purrson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

I received a copy of this with my RainbowCrate subscription and had no idea what to expect, but enjoyed it so much, I’m hoping for a sequel. 

Teen melancholy comes in strong at the forefront of this YA story, with a main character who’s trying to hang on to normalcy despite ghostly drama only he can see, and (in very relatable/typical adolescent fashion) is sometimes so-self conscious, he doesn’t notice what’s right in front of him. But the pity party doesn’t go on too long, and it’s hard not to love the characters we meet (our MC’s new and old friends) as this mystery ramps into adventure. 

Throughout this book a true love of the location—its setting’s present and past—really shines through, and brings the living and long dead characters and their history (or the times they represent) to life. It’s delightfully queer and inclusive (the main character has a visible disability), with some romance to boot. The villains are sinister enough to make the stakes properly high, and these teens deal with enough real life drama that the story stays grounded where it needs to be. It’s truly heartfelt, endearing, and delightfully spooky that I absolutely recommend it for a fun, good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Medical content, Torture, and War

fe_aye's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

3.5

Solid book, if you’re a fan of The Mediator series by Meg Calbot you’ll enjoy this. It’s the same sort of vibe with a new setting, new rules and a darker plot line. Reading this was simultaneously a blast from the past and something entirely new. An interesting take on the concept of being able to see ghosts and what that can do to your life. 
Along with the paranormal is a good mystery element that keeps you guessing. Great book really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Gore, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, and Blood

Minor: Classism and Forced institutionalization