Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Will of the Many by James Islington

66 reviews

themis_biblos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.25

 Silence is a statement. Inaction picks a side. 

 If all you're trying to do is change who's in control, then you don't really want to change anything. 

 I'm not too big of a fan of Vis, who's of course exceptionally great at everything he does. But I loved the setting and the discussions on government, oppression and resistance. 

 It is not the strong who benefit in their system, it is the weak. It is the ones willing to do anything, sacrifice anything, to rise. 

 She seems to be the type to underestimate anyone who's outwardly friendly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Murder, War, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

3arth2kaye's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

jdasilva's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

It’s Stuart Little meets Divergent meets Hunger Games. I was holding my breath most of the book having no idea what was going to happen next. The world building was effective, the attention to detail, background, and side characters help build it all out. I almost took off 0.25 stars because I just want to know MORE but that’s the sign of a great book. I’ll be frozen and pondering until the next one comes out. Don’t read any spoilers or even the description, just buckle up and enjoy the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Genocide, Death of parent, Child death, Gore, Body horror, War, Blood, Death, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Torture and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide, Physical abuse, and Grief

h_scharff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Violence

gaby_readsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved every moment of this book, it kept me so invested. I loved Vis as a main character, he was so smart and capable. He had so much to overcome and he is such a strong character to follow. There are so many layers to this story and so many different plots to follow that I am very much looking forward to continuing this series, I hope the next book comes out soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Grief, and Death

gifflesnooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Vomit, War, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Murder, Blood, Classism, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide

kaylamullarkey's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Physical abuse

hanni693's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Death