Reviews tagging 'War'

Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon

15 reviews

aschmitttyy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I was excited to begin this book, but felt the different timelines and identities were challenging to follow. After a while, it felt long and I was excited to just be done with it. I did love the main character and found her easy to root for.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Antisemitism, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder

apuzzledbooklover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Violence, and War

kthomas0701's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

evawondergem's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and Antisemitism

boiler_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and War

Minor: Sexual assault

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

charrrchar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, and War

rachel_macak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Antisemitism, and War

caityy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Torture

thealmightykatt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, and War

Moderate: Torture and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death