Reviews tagging 'Death'

Roxy by Jarrod Shusterman, Neal Shusterman

39 reviews

entre_paginas_infinitas's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Es interesante el estilo que han escogido los autores para contar la historia, ya que aquí algunos objetos inanimados se representan como personas con sentimientos y aspiraciones, y todos interactuan con los personajes humanos. Es extraño y a veces difícil de entender, pero creo que es una forma distinta de escribir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, and Drug use

Moderate: Alcohol and Addiction

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Roxy by Neil and Jarrod Shusterman was compelling from the first page. I loved the perspective changes (which is rare for me) and thought they added a lot to the narrative. I also loved the characters and the complexity of their interactions. Addiction is a really difficult topic, but the way these characters interacted made it manageable and digestible. For me it was a very mind-opening read, and allows you to think in hard topics in a more controlled setting. I did find the story a bit predictable as details began to be revealed, but that didn’t stop this book from being really entertaining and thought provoking. I think if you’re looking for a unique book to add to your TBR, this one is definitely worth your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcohol, Cancer, and Car accident

_throne_of_roses_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Addiction

drastichopeful's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Drug abuse, Addiction, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Child death, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, and Suicidal thoughts

The book does not actually make out Adderall to be as dangerous as Oxycontin.

Addison decides to let Ivy go at the last minute and rejects the party. Meanwhile, Roxy kills Isaac despite trying to let him go, as she has apparently done for many others that she's forgotten.

sjknova's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Self harm, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Alcohol

randombookgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Death

shellbell_04's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcohol

alicia_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

4.5

really impactful, but the ending was kinda predictable for me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Alcohol, Addiction, and Child death

Moderate: Cancer

devowynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Addiction, Medical content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Car accident

yourlocalvirgo's review against another edition

3.5

I enjoyed the writing in this book - Neal Shusterman just has a way to completely enamor me - and I greatly enjoy reading stories about addiction, drugs, mental health, etc. However, this book felt less about drugs and more about fantasy. The personification of the drugs was a neat twist - but it left me with a lot of questions that bug me to my core. I also disliked the perspectives that the book was written in - it was very difficult to feel sympathetic for the characters. I also don't think the character's actions were entirely realistic - I wanted to see more internal dialogue of the characters mentally struggling with their addictions, instead of flippantly deciding to "take another pill to stay focused". 
All in all, this was a decent read, but it was lacking in a few areas that really could've made it a great read. Perhaps this would've been better off as a short story, similar to the individual excerpts from each drug we saw within every chapter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, and Drug use