Reviews tagging 'Death'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

387 reviews

piperrhoads's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, and Death

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

sofiadanielle's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.25

As usual, VE Schwab has a wonderful touch for building a fantasy world and bringing her characters to life. 

It’s safe to say that I don’t hold much love for the two main characters, though I was quite fond of Mitch and Sydney (and Dol, of course.) Despite my apathy for Victor and Eli, I found myself quite enamored with the storyline. 

The way the story was told was interesting, with the switching POVs + time skips, and though I found it slightly disorienting at first, I was definitely intrigued and interested, motivated to keep reading on. 

Dark and a bit violent, but so easy to get drawn into. Excited to start Vengeful soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Self harm, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

itisnatal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal death, Gun violence, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, and Death

rorrin's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Death

bean_7088's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Ooh! I loved the dark of this one. 
Sometimes books that jump around time wise can be annoying and frustrating, but this was done really well. Never staying too long in any flash back, and satisfyingly dished out information. 
The ending was very satisfying.
Narrator was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

It's two fucked up people trying to kill each other, it gets nasty.

danascolesi's review

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

5.0

This book honestly had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. Some of the plot could be predictable, and I wish some of the action scenes were drawn out longer and didn’t happen as quickly. Other than that I enjoyed everything else about this book especially the characters and how different each one was. The way the story was laid out was also very good and how everything came together at the end was satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Death

Moderate: Murder

casualk's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Death

Minor: Self harm

grabyourcrocs's review

5.0

I ate this up mm mm mmm!

if Eli has no haters I am dead

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

cowardlyteaman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This is without a doubt my favourite read of the year.
Fucking hell, this was a WILD RIDE.

I love every single one of the characters, and I love the way this book kept me hooked 100% of the while.

Even though Victor is «edgy» in a way, it just makes sense for him in such a good and logical way. I'm not annoyed or icked by it, I just like his character.
Loving the way Mitch's character is built up, too, and of course Sydney.

I especially loved Eli and Serena as villains, too. Nothing I love more than a sexy and crazed religious man and a fem-dom.

For a while, I was conflicted on what I thought about people being revived. However, I don't think it matters here? In all other media, it seriously bothers me, but in this book in particular, who lives and who dies isn't really what keeps you on edge, it's how the characters' relationships with each other develops. I absolutely love the dynamic between each and every character, I CANNOT stress any more how much I LOVED reading this.

Ditched Norwegian, maths, and economics class for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Animal death, Drug use, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Drug abuse, Murder, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Sexual content, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis