Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Cress by Marissa Meyer

22 reviews

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

Still loving the reread of this series. There was some key events that I had forgotten about since my first read through. Those events did take me by surprise, so it was enjoyable to be surprised or caught off guard with a reread.

I cannot wait to get to the last book and finish the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Trafficking

carrotsxcks's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse, Confinement, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

A good edition to the series. I found Cress less relatable than Cinder and Scarlett but other than that the plot was amazing. It does take quite a while for the group to meet back up after they split which was annoying. However quite a few minor and some major questions are answered in this book and I can’t wait to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

k_galloway's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad 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

Moderate: Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

woolgathering_jane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

5.0

“I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.” 

Oh, this was so good. The pacing and twists were excellent, and I had a blast while reading. Seriously, I haven't read something this entertaining in some time (I need to pick better books, I know). Six hundred pages flew by and I can't wait to get my hands on the final book. Easily the best book in the series, if only for the many laugh-out-loud moments (mainly because of Thorne).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

silentquercus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and War

risten's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Xenophobia, and War

inkysplodge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, and Abandonment

rubeusbeaky's review

adventurous emotional 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

Minor: Trafficking

lagiven's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.25

I love Cress mainly for the heist in the last section of the book because it's so fast paced and exciting. This is the book where the storylines start to come together, and with Scarlet's chapters, Winter is finally introduced. It's also fun to see how different characters view each other as they all have distinct voices and backgrounds and yet are shoved together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Grief and Schizophrenia/Psychosis