Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kings of Lockdown by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

12 reviews

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this second installment. The relationships are coming together finally and we are seeing softer sides of the male characters, especially saint. As for the teacher he’s fine, but I don’t really care for him, he’s my least favorite. Learning about the unspeakables was really a turning point as well. The ending of this is actually crazy, but it was really I don’t think heartwarming is the right word, but just how much they fought to save her. This ends on a cliffhanger, so I’m excited to see where this goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

smartcookiesca's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

selestre's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

roxswi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

loved everything (but the cliffhanger ugh!!)
-Saint‘s OCD is just *chef‘s kiss* 
-Tatum is hell of a vindictive and strong heroine  
- can‘t figure out Monroe tho.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Murder

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

it did drag quite a bit the first 200 or so pages for me but when it escalated so much at the end that i think it was worth it. i dont like monroe as a love interest mostly because he’s a teacher and even the ridiculous setting isn’t enough for me to fully suspend my disbelief and not get icked out - i feel like this would work better in a fantasy/pnr because they’re not usually set in our world anyway.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

thechaoshour's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Excrement

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, and Trafficking

mrsgames2u's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If you don’t enjoy a bully romance, this book is not for you. The romance is building very very slowly, which I don’t mind. It helps build the anticipation and suspense. The boys become much more loveable in this book because many things come to light that we didn’t know before. 

I was not expecting that ending and I’m eager to get to book 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, and Stalking

poppyreadsalot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.75

NO WORDS
i LOVE tatum. there also felt like a lot of development in this book, and that end?????? 
I LOVED THE WAY SHE'D DO SOMETHING AND THEYD GO ALL "TATUM!", LIKE THE TREE EPISODE BETWEEN KYAN AND HER, the revenge pranks, 🦑🦑🦑🦑🦑

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

tguccione's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual assault