Reviews tagging 'War'

Champion by Marie Lu

20 reviews

the_berries_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

THE ENDING…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and War

zzzzcuri's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

When Day almost died, it made me cry BRICKS

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and War

starr27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

withlivjones's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I absolutely loved most of this book. The worldbuilding and political intrigue is still fantastic, and I really enjoyed the (albeit brief) look at Antarctica as a completely different society to the Republic and Colonies. I also loved the relationship between Day and June, they are so perfect for each other and their bond was especially strong in this book since they were fully trusting and communicating with each other. My heartstrings were tugged on multiple times. 

I did not like the ending, although I’m not sure if that’s a writing thing or if it’s just me being a firm hater of both the amnesia plotline and the time skip epilogue in general. I groaned audibly when June said she and Anden started dating! And then I was very relieved when she said they broke up. I did appreciate the hopeful tone of the very last few paragraphs, though.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, and War

Minor: Animal death

justagirlwithbooks's review

4.0

“It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.”

Yeah... I love this series. The characters have changed and grown, and they're different because their experiences have made them different. Yet, they are still the same characters that I know and love. I view this story as something that I just want to get lost in, a world that I want to stay in, each book as good as the last: a continuous, flowing narrative that spans over years. I can't believe I'm almost done with this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Sexual content

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Grief and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

laurenferzoco's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

psnchz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

taylorbrooke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Terminal illness, and War