Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

53 reviews

ivi_reads_books's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The book portraits people who are in difficult situations trying to break free. The authors has a beautiful writing style but very heavy and traumatic topics are being discussed in this book. Please see the trigger warnings if you are a sensitive reader before picking up this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, War, Addiction, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Deportation, Medical trauma, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Colonisation, Murder, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, and Excrement

amanda_marie's review

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

An absolutely stunning debut. I haven’t been engrossed in a book so quickly in a long time, but between the tumultuous plot and dynamic characters I was instantly captivated. The ending didn’t even disappoint, which is a feat given the subject matter and many moving parts. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Racism, and Child death

rebekah95's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

ackaleigh's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Colonisation, War, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death

lindsayerin's review

dark reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Trafficking, Torture, Racism, and War

rosarachel's review

dark emotional informative sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, Colonisation, War, Slavery, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Kidnapping

Minor: Torture, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

violeteel's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Alcoholism, War, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, and Physical abuse

noladawnreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, and Child death

shay43geek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, War, Trafficking, Sexual content, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child death

cassiebartelme's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

While I appreciate a WWI/WWII story in a different setting (in this case Malay aka modern day Malaysia) with multiple POVs  and timelines I ultimately found this one just okay. With so much going on, I never felt that connected with the characters who should have been the heart of the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Sexual assault, Gore, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, and Death