Reviews tagging 'Death'

Al cincilea val by Rick Yancey

28 reviews

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Kidnapping and Grief

baba_yaga's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

brittaotto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

sohare1981's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

phillyhufflepunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Like all alien invasion stories, this is an allegory for colonialism, but for young adult dystopian fans. Fast paced yet reflective. Centered on several teens in the aftermath of a global genocide. It has all the tropes of teen dystopian stories like The Hunger Games and Divergent, but didn't get the same hype.

Not 5 stars because

the colonizing, sort-of love interest disappears before the audience or the main character can focus too much on his casual acceptance of genocide before he meets her. "I went along with it begrudgingly until I fell in love with you" should be examined a bit more, just saying.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Colonisation

ne0juns's review against another edition

How can a concept be so good and yet the authors fumbles so hard with the execution. I'm tired of men writing teenage girls. Cassie's change in character made NO sense and I HATED how she acted once the brawny paper towel man was introduced. It didn't make any sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

asparagushead's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

Pretty gruesome for a YA novel

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

littlered1110's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Blood, Vomit, and War

Minor: Suicide

ssnows's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

rafacolog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Blood