Reviews tagging 'Child death'

These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong

19 reviews

emilywemily6's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

I absolutely loved this book and bought the rest of Gong’s work because of it. This story is such a unique retelling with little hints of Shakespeare while being entirely its own thing. I loved the combination of gangster blood feuds, political intrigue, a mysterious madness sweeping the city, and a touch of romantic tension. The characters are vibrant yet morally grey and very interesting. Although it was on the longer side, I enjoyed every minute of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Blood, Child death, Classism, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, Gore, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, and Homophobia

jessiereads98's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Overall this was really enjoyable. A unique take on Romeo and Juliet, but maybe the best one I’ve read in being both recognizable and tolerable. Chloe Gong successively captures the atmosphere of the setting. There does seem to be the occasional anachronism, but nothing glaring or intolerable. Juliette came off as the badass heroine that YA stories often strive for without seeming flat or cringey. My biggest criticism would be that this is definitely overwritten in parts. There’s many instances where the prose could be simplified and tightened up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Classism, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, Medical content, Racism, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Police brutality, Child death, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

rae42's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

Seems to be missing a pre quel and seems like the fantasy element was only added to try and fix a plot hole 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Classism, Gun violence, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Drug use, Colonisation, Death, and Murder

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Death, Child death, and Self harm

Moderate: Body horror, Animal death, Classism, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Drug use, and Violence

amelias_library_'s review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

the beginning was slow but it got better towards the middle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Gun violence, Death, Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Classism, and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia and Homophobia

andatherrin's review

adventurous challenging mysterious fast-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: Colonisation, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Bullying, and Child abuse

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Alcohol

lily_kruse's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Gun violence

Minor: Bullying, Vomit, Suicide, and Alcohol

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, War, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Murder, Racism, Alcohol, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

oh_roudha_reads's review

dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a wonderful read although it was a bit slow at first I found that I finished it in three days. It’s truly such a gut wrenching book and trust me when I say your jaw will drop physically many, many times. I can’t wait to read the sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Body shaming, Child death, Colonisation, Cursing, and Transphobia

Minor: Death of parent, Medical content, Violence, Body shaming, Car accident, and Grief

tinybluepixel's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Classism, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide attempt, Transphobia, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Drug use, and Kidnapping