Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

20 reviews

averyrembish's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Bullying, Car accident, Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

longlost's review

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

man this was a lot of fun. I wasn't sure I'd like the book considering I wasn't sold on the premise, but the writing style drew me in and I adored reading about Dani & Carmen + the critique of capitalism and societal structures was fantastic.

the ending, however, hurt me </3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Xenophobia, Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Toxic relationship, War, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: Alcohol

larbster90's review

adventurous inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Police brutality, and War

Moderate: Car accident

nicolemattingly's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

treeworms's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Misogyny, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

Moderate: Lesbophobia and Sexual violence

Minor: Kidnapping

corvidkings's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Car accident, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

kaidoz's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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? No

3.75

In the beginning, I wasn’t sure if I liked the premise. The story seemed to be moving a little slow even though the pace was quick, and I wasn’t sure if anything new would be offered in the last few chapters. I was wrong. The ending of the book was my favorite part because it pissed me off. I felt emotions that I couldn’t feel in the beginning and middle. This was proof that I had grown attached to these characters- to their story. I’ll be reading the sequel soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

The main plot of the book centers around working against a totalitarian government with a violent military. The societal role of women in the book is very misogynistic as well, so be prepared for that along with the violence.

rwmccormic's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content

obviousthings's review

emotional 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? No

2.75

I thought the premise of this story was really cool and interesting, and I was impressed with the worldbuilding and how La Voz was written, but the book as a whole just did not work for me. 

Dani is naive and totally unprepared for the situations she finds herself in. I think this could have worked if it had been the point of the story - that might have been an interesting exploration of morality - but because this is YA, the narrative is on her side at all times. (Not something I fault the genre for, but because Dani is so far out of her depth, it doesn't work well here). I don't mind characters who make bad decisions, but it's really frustrating to watch a character make a bad decision and then have the narrative try to pass it off as totally reasonable. For much of the book I found myself wishing for a more capable protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Warning for fire/a building burning

rinnykitty's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book takes place on an island where every man of power gets two wives. And there's nothing we love to see more than the two wives of one of the most powerful men on the island fall in love and turn on him in the name of the revolution. If you're looking for a book about the weak and powerless fighting as hard as possible to stick it to the man, this book is worth checking out. It leaves on a giant cliffhanger, so it'll probably end up making anyone want to buy the second book right away. Also, I can not stop thinking about the part

where La Voz puts on a performance while wearing masks and burns down the marketplace. As horrifying it must've been, it sounded beautiful as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Police brutality

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident and Medical trauma

This book is heavily centered on the military/police/authority power of the island. There is mention of death, guns, injuries, and a car accident. Also, the practice of buying wives and marrying strangers is in of itself what I consider a toxic relationship.