Reviews tagging 'Death'

Дикие by Rory Power

310 reviews

suzylit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

lauren_shilling's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

This book was incredible! I was actually shocked by how much I enjoyed it! I haven't been enjoying YA books as much recently, and this isn't usually my favorite genre, but this book really reminded me why it's so important to step out of my comfort zone and read books I wouldn't normally pick up. This book is sapphic and feminist and just so incredibly good. I loved how the author chose to handle the relationships between all of the girls in this book, and not just the main character and her two friends. I loved how all of the girls interacted, and how it was clear that morals were so blurry because of everything the girls were going through. I absolutely loved following Hetty. She was such an interesting character, because it's clear she is a very good person who is forced into a situation where good people aren't always the ones who make it, so she has to adapt in ways a person should never have to do. Despite that, her capacity to love remains in tact, and she loves her friends so deeply. She is one of my favorite main characters of the year, I think, and she really made this book for me. The sapphic elements of this book were amazing too, and I think keeping it to a minimum was a good choice in this story. While I did love the slight romance happening, it really took a backseat because of everything else going on in the story. While this might be seen as a negative for some people, I really loved how it played out. A romance really should not be a priority when in a situation like this, and I liked how the characters did seem to acknowledge that in a minimal way. They were much more focused on everything happening around them, but their feelings for each other were still very much there. I loved how it shone through sometimes, because it felt like a glimpse into what should be instead of what is, as well as into the humanity of two people who's humanity was oftentimes in question. Every character in this book is, in some way, morally gray, and I found it so interesting to decipher which ones are that way because that's just who they are and which ones are that way because they're forced to be. The ending of this book was absolutely perfect in my opinion. It was wonderfully done. Before getting to the final few chapters, I was leaning towards giving this book a somewhere between 4 and a 4.5 stars, but after I finished it, I knew it was definitely a five star. I really loved this book, and I would highly recommend it!
Also, side note, the cover is absolutely gorgeous. It's one of my favorite covers I've ever seen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death and Grief

jayadevi's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, and Death of parent

elenail's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

It has been years since I have been able to read fiction for fun, let alone in about a week. I tore through this book, happy to see queer character representation, as well as an intriguing and somewhat reality grounded plot. Emotionally difficult to read at times I had to take pauses. What a read to find that was written  a year pre pandemic about disease. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

capitaens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jetix's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

I found this book incredibly interesting. It did jump in a little fast, and I started the book a little lost. However, once I got farther in, it started to become more clear and easier to follow and I was absolutely invested. It is a really cool take on a Lord of the Flies retelling and was full of twists and turns that I didn't see coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Terminal illness, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

A big part of this book is the fantastical style epidemic that has struck not only the people on the island, but also the plants and animals. This does lead to a lot of death and violence as there is no cure for the disease. There are probably other content warnings associated with this book, but I'm behind on reviews and it's been a couple of months since I read the book, so I probably didn't remember them all.

vespera's review against another edition

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sareidle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria