Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Elite by Kiera Cass

21 reviews

hollymileham's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.75

kind of the hunger games for dummies
i would like to punch celeste

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and War

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Miscarriage

bookswstella's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.25

I really liked it!!

Even tho love the characters I’m so irritated with several of them

because America can’t choose If she wants Aspen or Maxon (I vote for Maxon). Maxon is suddenly giving the other girls attention after he have promised America a lot of stuff. Aspen is trying to mess with America’s head by manipulating her to think that Maxon is fake, I don’t know if I should believe him or not. I’m really glad tho that Marlee wasn’t being fake to America<3

I absolutely hate the king but I love the queen!
Celeste is so irritating. 

Despite all of the things that annoys me I really really like the book, it was easily read and still very interesting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Torture, Violence, and Blood

embla_v's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted

4.0

Lika underhållande som förra boken och jag fortsätter att överraskas av hur mycket jag gillar serien. 

I andra boken i Selection serien är en fortsättning på urvalet och kampen om Maxons hjärta (och tronen). Det finns bara sex tjejer kvar och fler ska elimineras. Ska America få stanna i tävlingen och hur ser hennes känslor egentligen ut? 

Jag fortsätter att rekommenderar boken och den är väldigt underhållande. Målgruppen för boken skulle jag säga är 12+. Detta är en bok med intriger, romans och vänskap och den utspelar sig i en allt annat än perfekt värld. En fantasy (utan magi) och dystopisk bok. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

nina17's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: War

goldengatebridget's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Minor: Death

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Torture

sudatot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Infidelity, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and War

Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage

ninaevan's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

First Read: 
The first time I read this was in middle school and it’s so troubling to remember how much I internalized a male-apologist attitude. I had a love-hate relationship neither this book because I loved how intense it was but I hated America’s choices and just wanted her to do everything she could to find love regardless of her morals… so glad I’m not in that place any more. 

Second Read:  
America is an under appreciated epic badass. This series needs to be reprinted with new covers so that more people pick it up because it actually has some real depth alongside a sweet and silly story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

allegrafreya's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

SO GLAD ITS A LOT BETTER THAN THE FIRST BOOK, sm more interesting moments n quotes n actually made me cry a bit.  ugh so good man and prince maxon pls hella heart eyes for u this book was so frustrating but i couldnt put it down!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Blood

Minor: Blood

ohworm's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture