Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

228 reviews

eyeleash's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Torture

mayasophie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

enzopudge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

geebasreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

cnannery19's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

backitupmoony's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Alcohol

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

Powerless by @laurenrobertslibrary pulls inspiration from all those dystopian fantasies that got me through college and the epic fantasies that followed me into adulthood without losing its unique voice. 

Now, sometimes (basically all the time) five star reads for me are five stars because I love them. The story pulls me in to the world. I live amongst the pages for a little while. 

PROS: 
🗡️Hunger Game vibes 
🩸Divergent vibes 
🗡️TOG vibes 
🩸Unique Magic System
🗡️Found Family
🩸Star Crossed Loves 
🗡️Hiding in plain sight 
🩸Blood Sport 
🗡️Hunter becoming the hunted 
🩸Are you not entertained?!?!? 
🗡️Heartbreak
🩸Revenge

CONS: 
🗡️It is VERY much a YA novel. Not in a bad way. It is a story about kids fighting in an arena. There are bigger themes, but this is made for consumption by a younger audience. 
🩸The King 
🗡️Elitism 
🩸Caste System 
🗡️Rampant and Unchecked Poverty 
🩸Fear of the Other 
🗡️Abuse of Power 
🩸The King’s Hilter-ish Vibes 

🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️ out of 5 girl’s on the run 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

kalefactory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Abandonment, and Alcohol

savannahrosema's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

karydiazc's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

Are three stars of rating too high for this book?
Maybe...

I guess I'll collect  my thoughts and then proceed the rant...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Pandemic/Epidemic