Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Black Butterflies by Priscilla Morris

29 reviews

apthompson's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Deportation, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Genocide, and Violence

heidiho's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-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

5.0

I loved this book. Although of course a poignant subject matter, it was also so lovingly written that I didn't want it to end. I was truly invested in the characters. It was a real page turner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

hjb_128's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Child death, Violence, Religious bigotry, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Rape

jo_d's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Vomit, Racism, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Infidelity

07holditchm's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Minor: Rape

bookynooknook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Set in Bosnia, features families and friends who stay while war and genocide rages. Emotional, destroying and oh so important. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, War, Death, Child death, Animal death, Genocide, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Minor: Rape

janinagnes's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective relaxing tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

viktoriakffnk's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Best book I have read in a long while. Absolutly heartbreaking

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Infidelity, and Death

indiahollym's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

Despite some of this being pretty harrowing and it taking me a while to get into it, I really enjoyed reading this one. With Ukraine and Palestine/Israel on my mind some of the imagery was pretty intense but ultimately provided big empathy juice. Very moving, heartbreaking and visceral - but easy n accessible writing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, and Death

bethancy's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime, Child death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape