Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Elite by Kiera Cass

16 reviews

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death and Trafficking

letters_from_gabriella's review against another edition

emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Reread

grace33's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Grief

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Miscarriage

rchulin1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Read this super fast and am in disbelief there’s only one more book besides the sequels

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ellionora's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, and War

helenafaustina's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.25

America Singer is insufferable. She just follows emotions without thinking. That's literally the whole book. So read this if you want a girl flip-flopping around about what she feels.

I was holding out hope for Maxon, but he disappointed me so much. Boo. Marlee disappointed me too. She did wrong, even if her sentence was harsh. Aspen is still a jerk.

The only character I like at this point is the queen and we probably only got one paragraph of her. The maids are still really nice, too.

Also, what is going on with palace security??? They can afford so much luxury, yet they apparently can't find a way to keep someone from breaking into the palace every two seconds. Not to mention we have the world's best detective team here who clearly is figuring out what the rebels want. (Spoiler, THEY STINK AT DETECTIVE WORK.)

I usually try to find nice things to say about books I have negative reviews about but I can't for this. It's false romance, predictable, annoying and uninspiring. And I hate that I need to know what happens to these characters. 😂 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Mass/school shootings, and War

The Lord's name is taken in vain a couple times. Minor swear words are used.

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

Book two is down to the six girls on this royal dystopian bachelor show. But does America even want the prince? Does she want the crown?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage and Rape

siglerbooknook's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-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

4.0

This was a reread for me that I remember really loving as a teenager.
I can definitely see why I liked this so much. It is funny and cute and light-hearted. As an adult some of the plot points for the lead characters a bit trivial, but the book isn't aimed at adults, so that doesn't effect the star rating.

While I enjoy a lot of the banter and adore the side characters immensely, I often found the reasons behind decisions, America's temper, and the miscommunication forced. She makes so many rediculous assumptions and often acts out. But I guess I was just as impulsive at 17. 

I still find this story incredibly cute and one I look forward to keeping in my collection and sharing with friends in the future.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, and Grief

kaadee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional relaxing fast-paced

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

2.0

This book definitely has “middle book syndrome”. It was enjoyable but not as good as the first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Minor: Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail