Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Headmaster's List by Melissa de la Cruz

5 reviews

bookb1itch's review

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A great story, with a surprising twist, which was somewhat let down by bad copy-editing. (Lots of annoying small errors.). I liked Spencer's tenacity to get to the bottom of the accident that left her scarred, a school-mate dead, and her ex-boyfriend under suspicion of reckless driving.  Just WHAT happened that night?  I felt this wasn't up to the polished standard of other works by de la Cruz, like the Alex and Eliza series, but the story was engaging.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Minor: Drug use and Medical trauma

cassellwrites's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Such an incredible thriller! The plot twist blew my mind! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Car accident, Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Bullying

a_libra_library's review against another edition

emotional tense 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

2.0

The longer I think about this book, the more I realize I didn't like it. It would've been better if Melissa had taken the easy way out with plot twist - see spoiler tag if you want to know- Also Spencer being a Bipoc character didn't seem so important and it was used as an insult? Nothing made much sense.

The best friend was the killer instead of the boyfriend whose girlfriend was paralyzed at a party a year before. Ethan was supposed to die but the sophomore did instead? How messed up would it have been if the his brother was the reason he died? Anyways the author made it way too complicated

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Vomit, Addiction, Drug abuse, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

emmreadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Let's start this out with the obvious - Ripley is the goodest girl. And while several of the twists were predictable from the start, I didn't quite see the last few coming. Also can we talk about how great of a podcast name Get Salty is? I feel like we probably could've done with a few less pages and more insight into the implications of the Headmaster's List, but it's an enjoyable YA thriller.

*Thank you to Roaring Book Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Car accident

Moderate: Death