Reviews tagging 'Violence'

All of Us Villains by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

133 reviews

krystyne88's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I felt like the story dragged quite a bit. There were quite a few plot holes and the world building feels underwhelming. I am still on the fence about continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

macint0046's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I truly enjoyed this book, and have thought about it daily since finishing it. Each character’s motivations are complex in a way that root down into your mind, regardless of your agreement with their actions. A dabble in childhood trauma, how our upbringing can affect us, and how much we can grow and change from our ancestors. A magical and fantastical take on “breaking generational curses”.

I was worried about how the author was going to finish off a fight to the death without getting too “Hunger Games”, but she more than exceeded my expectations. The careful world building helped to avoid any major plot holes or giant leaps of logic, and the majority of the book had me struggling to put it down. 

I would absolutely recommend this book to anyone! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Torture

Descriptions of death by magic can be graphic and gory, only two or three examples I can think of. Generational trauma and abuse are major themes, the children/teens are not treated well by a majority of adults.

devinjai6655's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.25

This book is like if the Hunger Games was played by rich kids with magic. The plot is compelling and the relationships between the characters is pretty complex. The characters do like being edgy but it works well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Terminal illness

christinereads1823's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Stunning first co-authored book from Amanda Foody and CL Herman. I've been a fan of Amanda since her debut, and I'm going to have to check out CL's other books as well - AOUV was so well crafted, with intricate world building and engaging characters, that I need to read more from them. 
The main four POVs are so distinct, each with their own flaws, issues, and thought processes, and I am in love with my enemies who could be lovers. Gorgeously dark and I cannot wait to see how this turns out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

hayy6747's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

ameliaj_adams's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

AMAZING!! I so enjoyed this book. I’m not always the biggest fan of fantasy, but this world is so well written and easy to understand. The characters are compelling, each with their own unique flaws and motivations, and even though they are all villains, you still kind of love them. I’m on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

oddpilot97's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

FREAKING LOVED THIS!

It’s a hunger games-esque fantasy story that doesn’t disappoint. If you enjoy enemies-to-lovers, you need to read it!

Best book I’ve read in a long time. I enjoyed that there were 2 narrators for the audiobook so they could trade off for different genders.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

benlundns's review

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Violence

ohennui's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

_persephone's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Body horror and Alcohol