Reviews tagging 'Death'

Blizzard by Marie Vingtras

5 reviews

bellacolberg's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

The storyline had merit.
There were a lot of perspective changes and each character was focused on for such a small sliver of time, keeping track of this was a work out especially in the beginning. It went from reading like a cheesy middle grade novel to all of a sudden a massive trauma dump with no bracing. This book definitely wasn’t made for me, and I can’t say I’d recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Grief, and War

tamara_joy's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, and War

Minor: Addiction, Animal death, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

librarianjennifer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and War

maryharker's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Rape

Minor: Drug use and Pedophilia

boba_nbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

The way people can disappear and no one notices is a frightening concept that this book explores. Out in the wild, a blizzard can, and will, change everything. This story challenges your idea of what is right and what is wrong. 

I liked the ending a lot, but the build-up was very slow—especially for such a short book. I started out disliking Bess, but the further I got, the more I felt for her. The characters were complicated and morally grey, which I always appreciate. 

Overall, this was a good read, but I felt like I needed just a little more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse