Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith

10 reviews

lolostars95's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

lindaahogannxo's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

sillyduckie's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

ellielep's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.5

This was a good book to get me back into reading fiction after finishing my degree, but it’s no masterpiece. I read it as the tv show is one of my all time favourites but this book rather pails in comparison. Still, it was a quick and entertaining read, just don’t go into it with high expectations!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Violence, and Death of parent

agnela's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

I didn't think it could be worse than the TV series of the same name, but apparently it was.
A story full of rich white rude bullies with superiority complex. All tell and no show, all characters were cookie cut. And if you thought series Elena was a horrible heroine, I have bad news for you. 
Read only because I wanted to read a diary format and I was disappointed when it turned out to be a few inserts in the whole text. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Sexual assault

maharlafarley's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

below_average_baker's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

An incredibly dislikable main character who seems completely unaware of anyone around her made his a frustrating read. It was short though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Violence

leazzz's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Blood

taurus97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

the relationship moved exceptionally quickly, made it feel a bit hollow

. Overall, entertaining, exciting, mysterious and enticing. I enjoy vampire novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Violence, and Stalking

brookey8888's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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

2.5

So this was just not good lol. First Elena Is so annoying and self centered. She’s not like other girls she’s better 🙄. She literally thinks every boy is In love with her. She’s also a terrible friend. Also Stefan had no and I mean not an ounce of personality so I don’t know why everyone wanted him. Also the show is so much better because they honestly changed everything. I wouldn’t really recommend unless you want to see the differences between the show and book or you just love the show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder