Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Glass Houses by Rachel Caine

5 reviews

gia0203's review

4.0

I devoured this series in the school library when I was a teen and reading it again gives me a keen sense of nostalgia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

lillygabriella's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Make sure you are in the mood for something dark before you start this book. You can trip into trouble easily in a town run by vampires, as our main character discovers. Claire gets on the wrong side of the most psychotic girl in university and it's only her first term. Things only escalate from there. 

I read this ages ago, but had forgotten most of it, and could hardly put it down. I need to read the sequel like right now.

Just be warned: there are no Happily Ever Afters in Morganville, Texas.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

zuzanna_glowacka_slapa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Violence

Moderate: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

stormywolf's review

dark lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

 The theme for this month's Vampire Book Club was start-to-a-series. I actually have owned this book for ages but haven't had a good excuse to start a new series (hence this year's reading goal), so I welcomed this chance to finally pick it up. Straddling the line between YA and NA, would this be the start to a compelling series I'd be chomping at the bit to continue, or would these vamps leave me feeling stale?

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, I think this is the start to a fun and fast popcorn series. If you're wanting something a little melodramatic, action-packed, and twisty, with a sprinkling of teen romance, snarky banter, and bloody fangs, then you might want to check out this series. It may come off a tad dated with its reliance on the I'm-not-like-other-girls protagonist and cartoonish-bully tropes, and a noticeable lack of smart phones, but that also just feeds into its nostalgic charm. I don't know when I'll get the chance to come back to this series, but its a safe bet that it won't be too long from now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Gun violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

tiredtori's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism