Reviews tagging 'War'

Kodnamn Alice by Kate Quinn

92 reviews

charrrchar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Torture, Classism, Murder, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Gun violence, War, and Blood

Minor: Antisemitism

emileemaree's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Death, Gun violence, Abortion, Blood, War, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cursing, Physical abuse, Medical content, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Classism

eilidhcan's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Violence, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

nick_00's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

spongefoot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad 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? Yes

4.25

At the middle and the very end i would give it a 5 but I think the author could probably knock about 100 pages off and the book would be better. But this is my first successful read from the little library box in my neighborhood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Sexual content, Suicide, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, War, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Abortion, Rape, Misogyny, and Murder

burchama's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content and War

cersmessenger's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, War, Abortion, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Cursing, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Gun violence, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

sammietee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, and Torture

anne_reader's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual content, Medical content, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Chronic illness, War, and Pregnancy

lbwach12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Torture, and Murder