Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Трябва да те предам by Ruta Sepetys

67 reviews

ana_maria5's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Excrement, Violence, Police brutality, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

hanngigi's review against another edition

dark informative 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Violence

Moderate: Death and Grief

alli295's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Great book with fabtastic historical research. The history is real, the characters fictional. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Gun violence

quirkyaquarian's review against another edition

dark informative tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Not as good as Salt by the Sea, but I still learned a lot about Romania and was captivated enough to finish it in 4 hours. Characters could’ve been more fleshed out and some of their relationships were rushed. It also felt overly dramatic (but that’s fine for a YA book) and I genuinely disliked most of the characters unfortunately. The tension created was immaculate though and I enjoyed the varying writing formats. I’m very curious to know the truth contained in the files.

Cici was done so dirty though. Cristian is incredibly hypocritical and yet he never has to answer for it? It’s very clear she paid the price with her body and yet only a sentence is dedicated to acknowledging that trauma?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Cancer

Minor: Excrement

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Blood, Death, Torture, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

yuna's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I wish New Adult was more accepted in tradpub because I think this might have benefited from being told from the POV of a university student rather than high school. Wasn't a fan of the super short chapters--didn't think they heightened tension or kept it feeling "fast" since a lot of the time it caused a hard reset. Drama felt more manufactured than natural and horrifying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Torture

theliteraryagenda's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful informative sad tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Grief, Gun violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Most of the gore and violence content comes in the last half of the book, once the revolution begins. It is easy to skim over if necessary.

earphoness's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, and Hate crime

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

haley49's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

This was a good account of a teenager’s view of Soviet-era Romania. I didn’t know much about the time period and it was surreal learning what they went through. I like how the author clearly aims for authenticity and has a really thoughtful note at the end. It reminded me of why I love historical fiction and of it’s capacity to bring future change. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Gaslighting, Torture, Gun violence, Murder, and Cancer

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Misogyny

nairam1173's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

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

4.5

A masterful book. This is what historical fiction should be: a door to the unseen and forgotten, and a reminder of how human they were, and how human we are.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Excrement, War, and Grief