Reviews tagging 'War'

Neunzehn Stufen by Millie Bobby Brown

27 reviews

daphnesbookcorner's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War

tamsin_emma's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-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

3.5

Enjoyed losing myself in Nellie's experience. My only dislike is that it was probably written for a teen audience and I'm not a teen!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and War

fallenxx's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad slow-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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, and War

courtofsmutandstuff's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

If I DNFed books, I probably would have DNFed this. The most engaging part was right around the halfway mark where the "terrible incident" happens, and it's because I think the book works most well when driven by external conflict. It doesn't thrive as a love story (though the romantic subplot is a significant part of the story), and I think it's because it doesn't operate as a romance novel - there's no "core wound" that the characters face and the only external conflict is the war going on, and then the after effects of the "terrible incident" - even Billy's interest isn't a conflict until spoilers

  from the beginning of the book the love triangle is set up, and especially after Ray is shot down, it just felt like he was going to survive - because why else would the love triangle have been set up so much? So when Ray shows up days before the wedding, it feels more like a pay off than a "oh no! conflict!!"

. I did appreciate the sections that focused on administrative life and the inquiry, but the lack of interior depth - beyond life during wartime is hard - made this book hard to resonate with me. I do like when author's read their own work, but that alone wasn't enough to elevate this for me. 
If you like historical fiction about London during the Blitz, this is a read for you. If not, I'd say skip (even if you're a fan of Brown's). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, and War

rebekaho24's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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

3.5

I didn’t like the ending, and felt like there wasn’t any focus on character development/flaws. It was okay, but honestly I think it could’ve been a bit better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

dwigz's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.5

Honestly a good debut for Millie. I’d never heard of the Bethnal Green tube station incident before.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and War

selincck's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer and War

datskira's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: War

Minor: Terminal illness and Pregnancy

jhurdman's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and War

bella613's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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: Child death, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and War