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katebella's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.75
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Car accident
evueimeimei's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood
Minor: Murder, Car accident, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent
proudtobeabookaholic's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
It feels a bit sad to now have read the last book in the series and to know that we don't get to see these young, lovely characters again. But I think we get a deserving ending, and all questions from previous books are answered. Even though this is a middlegrade the author doesn't shy away from heavy subjects. Here we have both death, physical abuse and suicidal tendencies. The books are also rather hefty, and demands quite a lot from the reader. That's why I think they suit adults as well!
Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Medical trauma, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
jackiepreston's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, Violence, and Body shaming
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
kassidyreads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Violence
Moderate: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide attempt and Car accident
gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death of parent, Stalking, Murder, Violence, Car accident, Blood, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
starlitpage's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Death
Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror
Minor: Fatphobia and Gun violence
lokes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Abandonment, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual violence
Minor: Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Child death
bookcheshirecat's review against another edition
4.5
“Who says I’m dying? Did you see the amount of sheer effort it took me to escape the land of the dead? I’m not going back in now!”
➽ The Empty Grave was the finale of the Lockwood & Co. series and I was so sad to see it ending! The stakes are high as five months after the events of The Creeping Shadow, Lucy and her friends are digging into the secrets of the Fittes agency. Ever since the Skull told them that Penelope Fittes might actually be her grandmother Marissa - the legendary Listener who held conversations with Type Three spirits - Lockwood & Co. has been trying to find proof. There's something strange going on with Fittes and the problem, but it's still the most powerful agency in London, so they have to tread lightly. With DEPRAC's regulations getting tighter and Fittes and Rotwell intimidating smaller agencies, things are getting more complicated. I liked seeing the tensions between Lockwood & Co. and the Fittes agency rising, as they have much less power and Penelope Fittes has powerful allies.
➽ I liked that Lucy, George, Lockwood, Holly, Kipps and even Flo Bones all come together in order to uncover the true heart of the Problem! It was great seeing all of them together again and how they supported each other, as they had no one else to rely on. It was a relief that Lucy and Holly have finally found some common ground in the end and sort of become friends after all. I wasn't a big fan of Kipps when he was first introduced, but he had grown on me as the series went on! As an adult, he has now lost his sight and is standing against his former employer, the Fittes agency! Lockwood and him used to be at each other's throats, but now have a common enemy. The book was suspenseful from start to finish and definitely left me emotional!
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Grief and Fire/Fire injury
fyre_flies's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Blood