Reviews tagging 'Death'

Vicious - Das Böse in uns by V.E. Schwab

501 reviews

eleasofia's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

i started to read this basically without knowing what the book is about i was drawn in immediately. i thought the premise was interesting, fascinating. i loved the characters and their design. they were all unique and intriguing and even if i didn't like them, i still loved their concepts. i loved the writing - clever, often funny, sometimes really beautiful. i loved the relatively short chapters with the time skips and pov switches. i often hate those because it quickly gets confusing if not perfectly executed, but i was never really confused. i loved trying to guess how the puzzle fit together by getting fed these bits and pieces of information. i loved how it all came together very nicely in the end. not once did i feel like the pacing was off. i really have nothing bad to say about it. it's a really, really good book. the only thing it was "missing" for me is that i didn't get crazy obsessed with it. that's the only thing separating it from a true 5-star-read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

luxxltyd's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death and Self harm

Minor: Drug abuse, Medical content, and Stalking

hannaemilia's review against another edition

dark mysterious

4.5

Min hjärna vägrade inse att Victor var blond och Eli var brunett i stället för tvärtom 😒

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Suicide

karissahodge's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

GREAT book! Kept me on my toes the whole time, and the predictable ending was made interesting by all the pieces that needed to fit before I got there. My only critique is that the different POVs all seemed to have the same voice. As I listened to the audiobook, I sometimes had to rewind to remember who was narrating that part of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

beansprout344's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely amazing book! The way this is written is so gripping and the characters really draw you in. If you’re a sucker for morally grey slightly twisted male leads this is a book for you. My new favourite book 10/10 recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

honeycupreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, and Drug use

cglauser's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a really interesting study of morality and the question or heroism vs villainy in how we frame our own stories. It's darker than my general preference, which is why I didn't rate it super high, but I love her writing, I thought it was compelling and interesting. Despite constantly flipping between different timelines, it was surprisingly easy to follow. I'm really curious about Syndey's role in the sequel and whether her ability to give people a second chance might fill in the gap that all the EOs are experiencing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder

laurasauras's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

I liked the examination of humanity and morality from both a logical and feelings-based angle. Eli did what he felt was right

(reader, it was Not Right)

without examining it too much, whereas Victor examined everything and still sometimes chose a murky path. I thought the power dynamics throughout were fascinating, and in particular what it was that gave people power over each other and what made them weak to other kinds of power.

I'm not exactly sure why I didn't love it, and to be clear I did like it. I think I found the characters to be a little flat. They were interesting, but I couldn't find any hooks in them to see them as people. I know they weren't supposed to be very relatable, but I don't think lacking empathy means that a person can't be empathised with. Thinking back to other books I've enjoyed with characters who are selfish/disregard the importance of others, I think there's just something missing that makes those characters more fun to watch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

peggyluwho's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

crocs's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

• spice : 1/5
• humour : 3.5/5
• emotional : 2/5
• characters: 4.25/5
• universe : 4.75/5
• setting : 4/5
• story : 5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use