Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Wilder Girls by Rory Power

40 reviews

gandalfsleftshoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rena_raven's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

4k_lizards's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? No

2.0

The premise of this book is really great but it feel like so much is missing. There's not much explanation for what's happening, which is understandable since it's coming from the viewpoint of girls who don't know what's going on around them, but it leaves a bit unsaid. The end is abrupt and a little rushed, and the romance is somehow both over-explained and still leaves you going, "wait, where did that even come from?" Very open ending, which would have been fine if you knew what was going on from the start. I think this just isn't my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

_corrin's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Mental illness, Self harm, Medical content, and Gaslighting

cassandra_catastrophe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Vomit

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sufferingsapph0's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

agnela's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Reese was a great character, it was amazing how they handled her dad's death, but Hetty wasn't that great of a character, I was surprised because this book contains really well thought out twists and characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

melusinedln's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

2.75

2.75 stars.

This book is disappointing and I don’t know why the publisher agreed to publish it as it is. When you reach the end, you’re left with even more questions than in the start, and the ending scene, like every other important scene in this book, has no impact at all. It felt like the author wanted a lazy open ending just to be able to make a 2nd book if this one sold well.
Also, the queer romance between 2 of the characters is underdeveloped despite being one of the main point used by the publisher to sell the book.

It’s generating a lot of frustration in me because the idea was really good, but it was so poorly executed. I had a nice time reading some parts of the book, and okay time reading most of them, and I was so frustrated when I reached the lazy ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

wren_08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death

willow_the_wisp's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic