Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd

75 reviews

tericarol21's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

sarahflanders's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

atamano's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Abandonment

ikeastorage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book. Phantom settlements are incredibly interesting to me, the idea of them becoming real when following the map is great. The magic(?) system seemed well thought out and wasn't too confusing, although it was a bit confusing because it was introduced ~halfway through the book though it worked out well.

The way the original Cartographers were integrated with Nell's life was done very well. I did guess that William was Wally pretty early after he was introduced but Humphry caught me by surprise. /pos Nell's mother being alive was not my favorite part of the ending but, personally, it also didn't take anything away from the ending.

All in all, I think this was a great, enjoyable read and I would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity

mcbuckelew's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

Ehh lots of characters and a little hard to follow on details. Not sure if  the main plot twist really makes sense if you think about it. 
Also the author has clearly never been to Wisconsin or UW Madison lol. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Gun violence

indigoflorges's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

This book maps out an irresistible mystery and magical adventure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

mar's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

really neat mystery/magic realism story concept that gets weighed down by confusing character motivations and glaring plot holes :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence and Stalking

renyoi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Really engaging text on cartography, interpersonal relationships, and familial dynamics. Author is good at making complex ideas understandable, but falls short near the end of the book in making her character motivations understandable,

specifically Wally, whose villainy went rather unexamined in any meaningful way the entire time

.  Thoroughly enjoyable ready with fully fleshed out characters you will absolutely grow to care for deeply, even when they make seemingly nonsensical decisions. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infidelity and Grief

Minor: Gun violence

ejanephillips's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

emsim's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Infidelity