Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

52 reviews

1jessicabearx's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was such a different vibe to the first book. 

Again I love the characters and the character arcs were beautifully written. However Tris spent most of the time trying and failing to achieve the same small goals so that was frustrating. 

I always look forward to the cute romantic moments and was disappointed because there wasn’t much focus on that for this book but I guess that was understandable given the circumstances.

There were some mad plot twists though, so very page turning in places because woah was NOT expecting that.

Straight onto Allegiant because that last chapter was crazy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Classism, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

soapy22's review against another edition

adventurous sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I don’t love this series at all it’s not my cup of tea I find Tris to be Quite annoying and her and Fours relationship to be very unhealthy. But this is just my opinion I know quite a few people who loved it I just didn’t enjoy it. If your interested I would say take a look because it could lead to something you enjoy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

shannonredwine8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gaslighting, Classism, Confinement, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Body horror, Genocide, Bullying, Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse

blakelyschmidt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Omg! This book was everything! I think I hoped so much for the character’s to achieve their goals that I felt I was in the story! There were times where I was just so sad for Tris that I couldn’t move. There were also times where I felt pure joy and this book brought the best of me into the real world! This book really makes you feel for this characters! This is a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, Grief, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, War, Gun violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, and Sexual content

Do not let how gory it is stop you! You will have to push through a lot of blood and abuse, but I promise it is worth the read!

bri_morgan's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Gun violence, War, Blood, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

_andi3's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

Minor: Child abuse

lucille152024's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

Insurgent was amazing, never down time while reading, your constantly engaged and plot twists every chapter, really really good 
100 percent recommend.. a little violence which I skipped a little but plot is great but a little heartbreaking and you really feel like your in the book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Grief, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Blood, War, Gun violence, and Murder

allyjshand's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I made the mistake of watching the film first which grossly oversimplified the book. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the second half / final third of the book largely differed from the film, and I really enjoyed the ending.

That being said the book could have easier been much shorter if less time was dedicated to relationships between minor side characters and to Tris’ grief. Overall an enjoyable YA read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Murder

stripy_gloves's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

alexmall029's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence