Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Sugared Game by KJ Charles

23 reviews

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual content, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: War and Sexual assault

Minor: Self harm and Miscarriage

evbyrd's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent and War

Minor: Sexual violence and Injury/Injury detail

booksthatburn's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

As a sequel, THE SUGARED GAME handles the next stage of Will and Kim's relationship, allowing them to figure out whether they want to stay as a series of very pleasant sexual encounters alternating with lies and danger, or if one of those things is ready to give way. Kim draws Will into more danger after Will and his friend Maisie are in a nightclub run by dangerous people. The nightclub storyline is new, features some dangerous new characters and showing the developing web of friendships between Phoebe, Maisie, and Will, all near Kim but not dependent on how much he's talking to Phoebe or Will at any given time. The question of Capricorn's identity is introduced and resolved, forcing changes in several relationships by the time everything is known. This is the middle book of the trilogy, and it leaves open how Kim and Will will move forward after the many changes in the finale of THE SUGARED GAME. 

Significant parts of this book would not make sense without having read SLIPPERY CREATURES, but it would be a fun time for someone who read it at random. Ironically, the fact that Kim has left a lot unexplained until now might actually work in such a reader's favor as far as comprehension of the plot is concerned.

I especially like the ending, the way the reckoning is handled makes the weight of consequences apparent, as Kim has been keeping too much to himself for too long for him to get away without something bad happening (or several somethings).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Death, Blood, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content, War, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Cursing, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Ableism, Self harm, Suicide, Drug use, and Racism

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

sohma4uesugi's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Damnit, Kim!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Homophobia

zuum's review

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, War, Gun violence, Alcohol, Self harm, and Murder

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism, Self harm, Homophobia, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage, Classism, and Infidelity

ticktock's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Self harm, Murder, and Sexual content

anna_hepworth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.5

Book 2 is a lot like book one, but with a slightly tighter plot, a little more communication, and a surprising amount of disaster. I'm intrigued to see what happens in book 3, because one of the plot threads I was expecting to last through the three books has wrapped up already. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, Classism, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage, Self harm, War, Racism, and Antisemitism

mold_munchr's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Homophobia, Police brutality, Self harm, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Racism, Death, and Racial slurs