Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Secera by Dan Sociu, Neal Shusterman

35 reviews

lindseyathome's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It was very good but some parts were tough to get through just because of the mood I was in. That’s why I don’t regret listening to the book, I definitely got sucked in towards the end and now want to read the next one. But the subject matter is heavy and I think I need to be in the right head space to get through the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Murder

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

lisa00's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

4.5

On par with the hunger games for iconic dystopias! The exploration of death and the human condition here was done really well, and the world building is well serving to its purpose. Was a tad predictable at times but really good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Torture

shayna14's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Medical content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping and Murder

renreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

They just aren’t making books like this anymore. Written in the golden age of dystopian YA, this book was just insanely captivating, original and fresh in the sludge that is recent releases. Precise and consistent world building that was easy to follow along. Complex multi layered, fully fleshed out characters. And just enough twists and turns with steady pacing for the plot. I loved this book and wish I would have read it sooner. Cannot wait to finish the series.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

megan_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed this. Wasn’t great wasn’t awful but it definitely kept me interested throughout. All the main characters are likeable (maybe not LOVABLE) and I feel like they might be a bit flat sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

stwriter92's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

[Review Incoming]

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Medical trauma

erynelle's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

+ I really liked the worldbuilding! 
- I did find Rowan and citra a bit irritating at times but also like they’re 16 that’s normal 
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I love that even as Rowan became darker and more violent, keeping Citra alive was still his goal. Plus their “I love you”s at the end!! 😭

-unintentionally funny because

why is a random 17 year old boy more physically adept than humans with decades of experience 😭😭 like that boy should not be able to beat your ass!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail