Reviews tagging 'War'

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

138 reviews

gabi_715'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jsims9095's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.5

Had me feeling every emotion on the spectrum and shouting at the wall come the end of it. Can't wait to pick up the next one. 

Only reason I didn't give it a solid 5 was because some of the plot felt like it was inspired by other well loved series 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and War

karinreadsalot's review

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Gun violence

tania_mybookishsecret's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and War

sweetchocolatez's review

adventurous sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Racial slurs and Slavery

strawberrytheauthor's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was exactly what I expected it to be and was therefore fabulous! It’s a really easy and predictable read. I am excited to read the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, and Alcohol

ladybug12793's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

A fast read.

The foreshadowing made the plot twist pretty obvious, but the ending was still somewhat surprising.

I have previously read Powerless, and have heard that it is very similar to Red Queen. I agree, but they are both enjoyable in different ways. If you like one, then you’ll probably like the other. However, Red Queen has less romance and more violence in my opinion. Can’t wait to read the next book. If you like dystopian books with a little bit of trials thrown in then I recommend trying this book out.

0 🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent and War

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, War, and Classism

bookwyrm242's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Murder, and War

Minor: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent