Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

The Scapegracers by August Clarke

8 reviews

nicosta_music's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

The Scapegracers has immediately become one of my favorite books of all time. Main character Sideways' narration is down-to-earth and relatable, and she confronts sensitive topics with intelligence and a bit of humor. The other main characters are complicated and compelling, and the casual queerness throughout the book is refreshing and, in a way, comforting. This is girls supporting (and loving) girls in the best way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

chase0w0's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? No

4.0

MAN this was really good. i inhaled it during a flight. would be 5 stars but starting this feels like you're missing the first three or four chapters

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

reading_mermaid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

This is my new comfort read - I cannot fully express how much I love this book. As an introverted, closeted outsider who never found her "group", this book means so much to me.

raptorq's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Death of parent

avacadosocks's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

tlaynejones's review against another edition

4.5

It took me ages to get into this one. I could tell it was great, but there was just too much dialogue with multiple characters at the beginning. For me, this made it feel sluggish and created a block to properly engaging with the protagonist. I figured this difficulty - with such a dialogue heavy start - was a me thing so I pushed through. I’m so glad I did because it was a fun and interesting story. It’s a contemporary teen story about a group of friends who are snarky, angry, defiant, loyal, and magic. 
Having said all that, the book just stops. There is no ending. It’s sort of cliffhanger-y, but it’s also sort of just the end of a chapter. Like the printer got jammed before they could finish printing the book, so they stuck a cover on this bit and called it ‘book one’. I do want to know more about these witches though, so I’m going to look for the next instalment. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

loserlesbianlover's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Homophobia, Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Stalking

ashthemenace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying and Car accident