Reviews tagging 'Blood'

54 Minuten by Marieke Nijkamp

166 reviews

makaylagrace0's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Minor: Rape

mahi_nad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

I read through the reviews before writing this, and I feel as though this book deserves a little justice. I agree with the majority for this one, the characters were flat, the motivation for the shooter was just cheesy and disrespectful to real life scenarios, and the relationships were a little hard to keep track of (if you're slow like me :D).
That being said, I did genuinely enjoy this book. I didn't expect the plot twists at the end, Spoiler(Tomás and Tyler dying was definitely unexpected, and Tyler shooting his own sister?? What??). I did feel a small rush of adrenaline as I traversed through this book, and my heart raced faster as I got to the end. I definitely enjoyed the small povs that leave you hanging at the edge, forcing you to continue to find out what happens next. The writing style of this book was great. Although, as I said earlier, this book will most likely not match up with real-life school shootings, it was a great read, and I would recommend it with a warning of the fantasy-based motivation and Spoilerstand-off between Tomás and Tyler. (Because who really tells the guy with the gun that "sweaty chic" doesn't suit him?? It's incredibly unrealistic. It's like Tomás' survival instinct decided to save itself and jump out the window). But anyways. 

TW: shooting, suicide (not graphically depicted but enough that you know what happens), injuries, blood

BOTTOM LINE:
Well-written book that makes your heart race faster. Would recommend to people with a warning that it is loosely based on real-life. 

AGE RATING:
14+ (or if you're mature enough, it's up to you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

cor_luz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Absolutely heartbreaking. Nearly had me crying on the bus. Beautifully written. The author wasn't lying in a quote that said, "My books will make you cry."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape

katnip46's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This was a book topic I was really interested. I had read some reviews that said mixed things about this novel, so I decided to give it a try. This is surely not my favorite book. The characters are hard to connect with and I find myself not caring about them much. Overall, I liked bits and pieces and enjoyed some scenes more than others. I think one thing that I would’ve loved was real human emotions in the characters. Some characters had unrealistic emotions to a school shooting and death, if not all of the characters. I liked reading this but I would only recommend if this genre and storyline sounds interesting to learn about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

samanthas92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

4.0

trigger warning on this one is hight, brace yourself for a heartache with this one, dont love charactors death rate in this one is high, its fast pace and heartbreaking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

kyliehughes's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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

4.0

kept me enthralled enough to read in one sitting, made me cry, and had some really solid lines that i’ll be thinking about for a while. i think some of the negative reviews are too harsh, especially the ones that say certain things didn’t make sense when they were explained clear as day in the text.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, and Sexual assault

katelynndzindzio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

3.5

Following the POV of several friends before, during, and after a school shooting. This events are extremely unfortunate and unforgettable. This novel truly makes you feel all the feelings with the story. You never want to experience this in real life but I feel like I have experienced enough emotional damage after reading this one... 

I wish we could have had more about the events after the shooting. I would love to know where the characters ended up after that situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

kalyn_c's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Car accident, and Death of parent

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Strong and depressing book.
Read it in one sitting and will probably not recover. I am so grateful that I live in Germany right now.
The characters were confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder