Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

4 reviews

herceia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Everything you need for a YA dystopian novel. Very cool and loveable characters, a ton of suspense and danger, and a wild adventure the whole way through. The friendships were developed in a really lovely way, which is something I love to see. The violence of all kinds in this book are absolutely brutal to read and at times, a little too much, but I stuck around for the strength of the characters and their journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

lizardbet's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Trafficking

caterpixie's review

emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment