Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Secera by Dan Sociu, Neal Shusterman

329 reviews

4ineye's review against another edition

dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Blood

rareid123's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

solveigkjol's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

maryhannawilson's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

Mankind has conquered hunger, disease, war, and even death. Now the only people who can end a life are the scythes -- the ones tasked with the horrible job of population control. Unfortunately, not every scythe dreads their job. Some have started to enjoy it and things are beginning to shift in the Scythedom. It is at this point that Citra and Rowan are chosen to become scythe apprentices and master the art of taking life. Neither wants the job but they slowly begin to realize just how much they are needed.

I love this book. It is my kind of book -- dystopic. This one is pretty violent but it works for the story. You have to accept it as part of the plot, but it can be pretty violent. It could be disturbing for sensitive or younger readers. There is plenty to talk about with your teen though!

I enjoyed the characters and the different ways they looked at the problems in the Scythedom and came up with solutions. The alternating POV from Citra to Rowan gave much deeper insight into the plot of the story, though we were kept in the dark about many events. Citra and Rowan each brought their unique view of the world to the storytelling as well. Rowan makes allowances for more morally "gray" situations while Citra seems to think things are more clearly defined. Of course, this is one of the challenges to consider in this book.

This is an engaging, award-winning dystopic story and an excellent start to the trilogy. (Yes, I did decide to continue reading so stay tuned for more reviews!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt

ladycranstonkc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

_verena_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Was für eine spannende Geschichte, ich kann's kaum erwarten Teil 2 zu hören, nach diesem Ende 🤩😃

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

burnourhistory's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Torture

ambibambi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Bullying