Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Valiant Ladies by Melissa Grey

15 reviews

emmylux7's review

dnf: pg 140

I was pulled in immediately by the opening chapter...things quickly lost momentum after that.

the alternating povs were useless and unnecessary. there were a couple moments where I wondered if the author forgot whose pov they were writing from. 
something would happen in Ana's pov and she would react in a way that would've made more sense for Kiki. 
but then I remembered that neither of this character's have been fleshed out beyond the stereotypes they were placed in.
i.e 
kiki: "misunderstood rich girl" 
ana: "street smart girl from the wrong side of the tracks"

speaking of character development; you should do that w/ side characters as well, especially if they're gonna be killed off. It's hard to care about a character being killed off if they don't feel real. 

also... who needs 2 paragraphs explaining how dead someone is and how sad you are about it??? NO ONE I TELL YOU.
no one likes a word sandwich; congrats on knowing what a thesaurus is but that's it.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

amberinpieces'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

mirireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Classism

3frenchtoast's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

blewballoon's review

adventurous lighthearted tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I liked the story well enough, but I wasn't a big fan of the writing. I would probably rate this a 4 if the writing didn't take me out of the story so often. There were a lot of repeated lines used for descriptions of what people were doing, to the point that it stood out, and the dialogue was often clunky. The humor didn't land for me, it didn't fit with the setting and was oddly placed sometimes. I would say that I recommend this to young teen/pre-teen girls who think boys are icky, but there a fair amount of violence and murder.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Fire/Fire injury

knlipke's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Gay lady pirates? I’m swooning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Cursing and Violence

rowan92579's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder

radler's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy and Fire/Fire injury

carolined314's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Fierce ladies, based on a true story, with some real icky violence from men and retribution from the ladies

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual content

betweentheshelves's review

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? No

4.0

If you want a sapphic historical adventure, you've definitely got it in this book! I mistakenly thought this was a pirate book from the cover, but it's 100% not. It's about two girls who maybe (probably) love each other, and who want to get justice for those that might not otherwise have a voice.

There's a bit of murder mystery here, in addition to vigilantism. Kikki and Ana's voices were distinct enough, not to mention they had great chemistry. I loved them. I would definitely read more books about their adventures. And the fact that they're based on real historical figures? Even better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, and Abandonment