Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

36 reviews

pelb's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book! The alternating timeline kept me on my toes and made it very mysterious. The characters are both complex and morally grey but also very different from one another which I love, because they both aren’t great people but they both have different motives, morals, and thought processes. I liked that we get to see from every character’s perspective. I loved that the prose was simple but captivating, and the dialogue was fantastic. So many good lines in the book. This was highly entertaining and very fun to read, I would definitely recommend it to anyone! HOWEVER: I was v disappointed by the ending of the second book in the series, so be warned that this series is very good and fun to read but does not have a satisfying conclusion. If I could go back I would still read it bc it was enjoyable, but some ppl would be more upset abt the ending that me, so do what you will with this information. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Cursing

praaliine's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

there were a couple things about this that i didn’t fancy. 

perhaps it was intentional, but it felt as though the plot was very short, compared to the book itself. also, there had to be these extra moments in the book just to fill the space so the plot wasn’t totally exhausted till that last page. secondly, (maybe also intentional) but literally every event was predictable, down to the last page. 

other than that, the characters didn’t really stick with me in anyway, i felt like they didn’t have much depth and their personalities were vaguely explained.

i however liked the simplicity of v.e. schwab’s writing and use of time jumps. that being said, although i likely won’t finish the duology, vicious wasn’t bad, it was just okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Self harm, Gun violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, and Alcoholism

jgalla's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cursing

theintrovertsbooks's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, and Animal death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Confinement, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Torture

Minor: Cursing, Sexual content, Alcohol, Gore, and Grief

samanthal37's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

This book left me thinking about it for days and a date to pickup the sequel the day after finishing it. 

I read Addie LaRue first, and while I enjoyed it, it did not sweep me off my feet they way it seemed to for so many other readings. I was intrigued by her other, seemingly darker, books but was left with little to no drive to seek out her other stories. But oh man, did this book change that for me. The story was dark and unique and so easy to get through. There was intrigue from the very first line, all building up to a stunningly impactful climax, and an ending that promises a sequel that is not to be missed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Cursing, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

sydney and dol CARRIED! mixed up victor and eli’s hair colors for the ENTIRE book and didn’t notice until the last few chapters. only one or two awkward transitions or unnecessary moments; nothing crazy or unusual.

eli’s self harm scene was very poor in taste and could’ve been written better. a let down on schwab’s part.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child death, Medical content, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

dorythereader's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Murder and Gore

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, and Self harm

emohan'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Wonderfully story and a great book to start the new year with. I really enjoyed reading about Victor, Mitch, Sydney, and Eli. The relationships

the trio built are great. The fact safe for Sydney is Victor is too pure. She sees him as someone who can care for her despite his ability to cause her and those around them pain.

I loved the story concept and the tie in of how biology/pathophysiology could ultimately lead to giving humans powers to become EOs. Whenever science can be incorporated and make some plausible sense, I’m here for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cursing, Murder, Gun violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Toxic friendship, and Addiction

lily_marigold's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Murder, Medical content, Violence, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Child death, and Alcohol

fernyfh's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Suicide attempt