Reviews tagging 'War'

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

4 reviews

moobell55's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, Sexual content, War, Trafficking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

The story premise is good but it almost reads like a rough draft.  We get told rather than shown what happens.  The narration was also flat and the strange music at the end of every chapter break pulls you out of the story and at times seems to mock the story itself.  if you are interested in this series,  I hear there is a revision coming.  Listen to that one instead.  its probably better done and the story itself isn't bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Torture, War, Child abuse, Murder, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

booksoflore's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

So I read this book back in 2012 (!!!) and gave it 5 stars. Now that I am almost twice as old as I was when I first read this book, imma give it a smooth 4.25. honestly I still really love this book but

HOLY SHIT WAS THERE REALLY A WHOLE TRANS NARRATIVE SIDEPLOT THAT I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT AS A KID. the library really did turn me gay, I’m so shook

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Vomit, Blood, and War

Moderate: Trafficking, Sexual violence, Dysphoria, and Sexual assault

Minor: Transphobia

mediocre_omen's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Minor: Addiction