Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz

11 reviews

cozy_tea_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

grace_yin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

srk001's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Car accident

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Hate crime, Racism, Xenophobia, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

A very fast, action-heavy book with a teenage protagonist who is blackmailed into working with MI6. I vaguely remember reading it and perhaps a few others when I was younger. Interesting to reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Bullying and Fatphobia

emjen16's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

lydias1's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.0

Alex Rider isn’t as good a spy as I remembered (despite being experienced in absolutely everything that comes up), but it’s still a gripping read. If you wanted to read deeper, there is some criticism of government in the actions of the prime minister and also the blackmail from MI6.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Racism, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

12dejamoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Flawless. That Portugese Man-o-War really had an insane impact on an entire generation of British schoolkids, huh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Death, Xenophobia, Blood, and Kidnapping

teri_b's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

I got hold of the audiobook from my local library as I was quite curious to see what this series was about as Alex Rider seems to be everywhere and even seems to have earned a TV deal.

The book is fast paced and once you get started, you want to see where the story goes, but, goodness me, what stereotypes of macho male and subservient or evil female are served in this book.

And the abuse Alex Rider goes through in order to become a super hero? is emotional, mental and physical abuse throughout the pages of this book and a new generation of defunct male that is incapable of love and relating is born.

A narrative that goes on the storyline that the only way to become better in being abused in every possible in order to better the abuser is no solution at all. It only leads to where we are now on this beautiful blue planet, with nature being destroyed, people in power demonstrating their selfishness throughout and relationships and society falling apart and mental illness soaring sky high.

I do not recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence

mental abuse, abuse of nature