Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

This Savage Song by V.E. Schwab

17 reviews

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

My second time reading this, but I never read the sequel so I had to reread to remember anything.

Really interesting and unique concept for a YA fantasy (set in a future altered US) in the territory of Verity monsters are controlled by two sides of a divided V-City. We follow two povs one on each side - Kate Harker the daughter to one of the men in power, and August Flynn who is one of the rarest kinds of monsters (his found family are on the other side of power). Monsters form from various kinds of violent /bad things that happen (ex: murder at various levels) and there are three different types. Kate and Flynn meet at a private school in the best part of the city, and are then thrust together when murders happen for which someone tries to frame Flynn for.

This book is asking the question "what really makes a monster?" -  is August really a monster just because everyone says he is? Both August and Kate are complex characters whom you can't help but root for. If you're looking for a dark/gritty book with questions about good vs evil - AND it reads fast! This is it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Car accident

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Bullying

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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: Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Mass/school shootings

ctara2123's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent and Car accident

Minor: Mass/school shootings

natashaleighton_'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Car accident, Grief, Gore, and Torture

Minor: Mass/school shootings

onf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, War, Body horror, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mass/school shootings

sarawagistrom's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Car accident

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings

syd_s_r's review against another edition

5.0

I flew through this book. I loved the dynamic between monstrous human and humane monster. The interactions between Kate and August kept me reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Blood

Minor: Torture, Car accident, and Mass/school shootings

hoarde_of_words's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Car accident

Moderate: Eating disorder, Torture, and Gore

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Child death

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Death

Minor: Car accident and Mass/school shootings