Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

10 reviews

my3bb8's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Torture, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Death, Dementia, Gaslighting, Gore, and Gun violence

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

robingelzhiser's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death

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

secretuser_12's review

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tbh i was doubting the book bc i couldn’t get into it for the first few pages but i forced myself to sit through this and i am not complaining. was literally on the edge of my seat every page, and i really, really love the characters and was instantly attached to them. 

teared up a bit with that cliffhanger, and i am still crying rn so i’m really looking forward to the next one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

knifewifestan's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Gun violence, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, and Violence

starlessnights's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Torture

abibliofile's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Sexual assault, and Rape

piperhath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Sexual assault