Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Vengeful by V.E. Schwab

82 reviews

rtherese's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Great, but falls short of the first one. Too many characters and plot points that made the web of stories too wide. I enjoyed the character of Marcella Riggins, but the addition of the Mafia in Merit city seemed a little uninspired especially since there was no foreshadowing of a crime syndicate in the first book.

With regards to June, I loved her character, but without a proper explanation of her relationship to Syd, it seemed to me at times that their friendship was a little predatory. I’m not sure yet if that was the intended effect of the writer.

I really wish there was more of the original trio, Vic, Mitch, and Sidney, and even a little bit of Eli, instead of semi-fleshing out several new characters that don’t seem to matter much in the end. In an ideal world, because I loved the first book so much, this second book would have revolved around fewer characters, fewer plot points. That would have given the story and the characters enough time to have resolved a more satisfying arc, especially since the new problems the “old” characters are dealing with are very interesting on their own. 

My criticisms about this second book are born out of love because of how much I loved the story, the world, the characters of the first book. Still, it was a blast to read, and many times through the novel did I audibly gasp. Thank you for this exciting book, and as always with readers, I only want more of what I loved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Animal death

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Why are murderous women so hot? 
I loved this book. This Duology is just amazing and everything that I needed right now and forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Murder, Blood, Self harm, Violence, Alcohol, Death of parent, Torture, Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Religious bigotry, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Drug use, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Stalking

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

cleot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Violence, Medical content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death

libreroaming's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death

carmineslamp'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

i have never been more mentally ill about something. i was clawing at my seat. i was making faces in public.

a lot of this book is build up, and by god did i love that. we got a lot of background on eli, which i ADORED (in lvoe with religious imagery) and oh my god, i wanted to crush him in my hands and drink him like a soup. the introduction of marcella was so (vague, animalistic noises). 

in love with syndey clarke, in love with victor vale, etc.

they have GOT to stop killing the dog though wtf

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Medical content, and Death

Moderate: Confinement and Animal death

Minor: Sexual content

i_write_on_occasion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This wasn't as good as the first one, but I enjoyed it enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual content, Animal death, and Gun violence

Minor: Infidelity and Alcoholism

heartsallure's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

girls don’t want boys … girls (me) want victor vale

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Gore, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Chronic illness, Torture, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Drug use, Animal death, and Child death

rhyslightning's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

If you’ve already read Addie LaRue, then I can say this one ends leaving a similar taste in your mouth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Murder, Violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Sexual content, and Stalking

stardustvein's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Torture, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Chronic illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Animal death

artmuseam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

what can i say? ve schwab has done it again. if i have to be honest, the second book was somehow even more enthralling and twisted than the first one. i loved the new characters we were introduced to and the way that both new and remaining characters were intertwined was so well done! the fast-paced action and constant suspense made it so difficult for me to put down this book. i can’t get enough of this!! 5/5 stars <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Sexual content