Reviews tagging 'Death'

American Royals by Katharine McGee

28 reviews

iamthelizardqueen's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely loved this

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Alcohol, and Classism

teresa_lynn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

missrosymaplemoth's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Death

esterix's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief and Gaslighting

katleenfraser03's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.75

this book was really good; I did have alot of trouble getting into it in the beginning though. I found the beginning really slow but once things started to pick up it was really enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Basically, if Gossip Girl were about royalty. Drama, politics, backstabbing, and trading partners… <i>American Royals</i> has it all. Pretty much everyone is obnoxious and spoiled...but you can’t help but like them anyway (except you, Daphne. You suck). Maybe it’s the eldest daughter in me, but Beatrice was my favorite character by far. This was a super quick read, and had so many tropes that, while slightly overused, are still fun to see.

I kind of hated the sisters-fighting-over-a-guy storyline. It makes me uncomfortable and feels very unrealistic—what kind of sister would do that??

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe of the ending):

Cliffhanger-y! I hadn’t realized that there was a sequel, so I was expecting more resolution...good thing I got the next one from the library super quick!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

astropova's review

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol

gmoneyyyyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Homophobia

reese_ab's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

loved this book ! got me out of a reading slump and was an easy, non-stressful read. the characters were definitely frustrating from time to time,

(i just want them all to be with the people who will actually make them happy, is that too much to ask ??)

but very likable.

(except for daphne, who i literally wanted to push off a cliff. i don’t care if it’s her parents that have pushed her to be the way she is, she is her own person and needs an attitude check.)

the book was kinda long though, with not a lot happening, so it might be hard for people to stick with it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cancer, Death, and Death of parent

emilysreadingbooks's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Lesbophobia, and Colonisation