Reviews tagging 'Violence'

How Lucky by Will Leitch

23 reviews

hornborra's review

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

sarahbliss's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

tharumi's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

shinypurplepants's review against another edition

dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Ableism

Minor: Sexual harassment

booknerdxo88's review against another edition

funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Another BOTM shelf warmer that I enjoyed.  

Daniel lives in Athens, GA. He also has a degenerative disease, SMA aka Spinal Muscular Atrophy, which has caused him to rely on a motorized chair to get around. He also uses a computer to speak. Daniel narrates the story for us, and the first thing we learn is he might have been witness to a crime that took place outside his window on the street.  

Daniel is intelligent, funny, full of life, and has a big heart. I loved all of the side characters, especially Marjani and Travis. There is some on page violence that made me cringe, but that's kind of expected when a psychopath kidnaps someone. The author seems to have a strong understanding of what it is like to live with SMA- the physical and emotional challenges along with the stereotypes. 

I highly recommend this book if you enjoy reading mysteries and/or books with representation!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

keijiwolf's review

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Sexism, Violence, Chronic illness, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Stalking, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Minor: Antisemitism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Death of parent, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

keeganrb's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, and Racism

hchristmas's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

starsbyname's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

This book was slow. It was hard to get into at first, but then would have a little spike of excitement for a minute. Then it'd go back to being slow. The ending was a bit faster pace, but predictable. 

The story is a mix of Rear Window and Girl on the Train.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood and Violence

voxelbee's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Medical content

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Ableism, Blood, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Cursing, Alcohol, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, and Death of parent