Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

Iron Heart by Nina Varela

4 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

 This is so YA Fantasy, in all the good and not so good ways. This includes being full of tropes and this book is packed to the brim with tropes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Police brutality, Torture, Blood, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Hate crime, and Murder

Minor: Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

midem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

Really good book, maybe even better than the the first one in the series, and that’s saying something. I really liked the way the character development was so tightly woven in with the plot and how it handled and resolved conflict without it adding unnecessary frustration for the reader. Got through it really fast! There is much diversity(mlnb for example) in the minor characters as well as the main wlw pairing, it paints the relationships in a very relatable way without making it to realistic, still being fantasy and all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism and Genocide

Moderate: Death, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Death, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

oliverreeds's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Kidnapping, Murder, Police brutality, Torture, Blood, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gore, Hate crime, and Racism

averyrembish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and War

Moderate: Gore, Murder, Police brutality, Addiction, Confinement, Physical abuse, Death, Body horror, Medical content, and Torture

Minor: Alcohol, Self harm, and Death of parent