Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

62 reviews

caitlin033's review against another edition

mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cancer

matheo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Classism, Gaslighting, Stalking, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Car accident and Lesbophobia

Minor: Infertility

cepbreed's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

What a good way to get out of a reading slump! I read this entire book while on a flight to Chicago so I feel a little more accomplished than I would had I finished it on any other old day. It’s not a sad book but even the slightest mention of loss had me holding back tears in my seat. I miss Katarina and goddamnit I don’t think I’ll ever forget the feeling of losing her.  I know this review is lazy but I’m in a rush exiting the terminal.

Song: Dancing With Our Hands Tied - Taylor Swift

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Child death, Medical content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, and Murder

Minor: Infertility, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

morganperks's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Grief, Stalking, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Biphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Cancer, Racism, and Incest

dontforgetthelights's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

edlenem's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

karapillar's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Oh my god. Wow. Wow wow wow! I regret not reading this book sooner. It is so. Stinking. Good. I like to think I’m pretty good at predicting endings, but this one through me for a loop! I had nooooo idea what was going to happen throughout the entire book. Twists, mysteries, and suspense kept  me turning up until literally the very last page. I’m obsessed. I’m starting book two immediately. Good bye, sleep!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Classism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Infidelity, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child death, Chronic illness, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

helenferg's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment, Homophobia, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

beca_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

This is definitely overhyped on social media, especially TikTok. This gave me strong Knives out vibes, but luckily it had its own take on it. I struggled to get into this book. Normally with a mystery book I am hooked straight away but this just didn't; I would say that it was probably down to the pacing as I found it to be fairly slow throughout. I think the issue was there was no urgency to the plot which is what normally spurs a Mystery/Thriller forwards. There were also parts which were very predictable especially the ending. On the other hand I did like the characters especially Avery, and the atmosphere of the book was well set. 
 I'm definitely going to continue with the series as I want to see where it goes next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

“sometimes things that appear very different on the surface are actually exactly the same at their core.”

what i liked the most about this book were the short chapters. honestly, if this book had long chapters, i wouldn’t have been engaged, because i hated the first, i’d say, quarter, two quarters of this book? every character annoyed me, no more than the main character—she was insufferable. there were too many introduced all at once that i basically forgot who was who and it was a big “wait who’s this?” everytime someone other than the main character(s) spoke or were mentioned. however, the mystery was interesting enough to get me hooked, albeit a little lacklustre and anticlimactic at the end. although it ended on a cliffhanger, it wasn’t really enough to keep me interested, so i don’t think i’ll be reading the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol