Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Spotgaai by Suzanne Collins

668 reviews

calhudak's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

carlyjoann's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Reading this again after so many years the pain wasn’t diminished at all. This one doesn’t shy away from the ugly horrors of war and the real costs on every side. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

carla20's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

epicepicclowns's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The stuff with Gale and peeta can get a bit awkward at times but it's a great book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War

Moderate: Child death

pottergaga92's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore

luxbrush's review against another edition

2.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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The part that really tanked the score for me in this book was how the little sister we had been trying to save the entire time dies near the end. I think it would have had a stronger emotional impact if she had survived but suffered injuries to her hands, preventing her from becoming a doctor as she had hoped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War

erostherose's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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“And if we burn, you burn with us!”

Suzanne Collins really did her big one with this trilogy. Each chapter ends with you in a chokehold…leaving you wanting to read more. It’s hard to put the books down. 
NGL, the end of the book was underwhelming. I’d happily read 50-100 additional pages that would properly end the story rather than the condensed route she chose. It kind of felt similar to a show being cancelled well before it’s been written to end so they have to cram in everything you’d want to know within a limited time. 

The movies still don’t do the books justice.  While I wouldn’t rewatch them any time soon, the books I would..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence

Moderate: Blood, War

ciarramae's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, War

ladylindsalot's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Katniss deserved better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Deportation

aqtbenz's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, War