Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Sweet Nightmare by Tracy Wolff

5 reviews

capsandclauses's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

 What in the CW was this lol.

I did have fun though. Sweet Nightmare is the first book in the Calder Academy series by Tracy Wolff. I'm not going to touch on the drama that has been occurring with the author as I was unaware of it when I read this book.

Loosely, this book follows Clementine, the daughter of the principal of Calder Academy. She has spent her entire life on the island, which restricts the manifestation of magical abilities. When monsters begin to run rampant on the island and students start losing control of their powers, it is up to Clementine and her childhood best friend/rival Jude Abernathy-lee to stop it.

This book is absolutely ridiculous in a truly CW kind of way. There are shifters, sirens, mermaids, vampires etc. There's petty romantic drama and reasonably predictable twists and turns. Its a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

beckyremillard's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lestie4short's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rinamadlyn's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Grief

hannnah_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

This book was very fast paced and action packed. It is a spin-off from the Crave series. I haven’t read Crave, but I had no issues understanding and following this book!

This is YA and the characters go to a high school for paranormals on an island. There are shifters, magic and ghosts!

I really enjoyed this and will definitely be reading the rest of the series once it releases! 

The chapters were short and it was honestly a pretty quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail