Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

24 reviews

loki_sdaughter's review

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

5 Stars
I thought this book was really good. I'm not always a huge fan of dual POV's but the way that this author did it, I thought was flawless. In the short amount of pages Ryan Douglass had to tell a fully fledged story, I was hooked, and I was invested until the end. I absolutely loved the character depth and development, I just thought everything about this book was perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse and Car accident

lthumphrey's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery, and Alcohol

parasolcrafter's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

3.75

this book was fine but the two major events happened so fast i think i got whiplash 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Drug use

bbellabeee's review

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

marabdelmageed's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I listened to the whole audiobook in one sitting. This book was gripping from start to finish, and elicited a wide range of emotions. Such a magnificent piece of work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Car accident, and Alcohol

cheerful_bursts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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

Odd Thomas for YA. Left me wanting a lot more in a good way. Audiobook was excellent. A lot of triggers to be wary of:

suicide, child abuse, rape, murder, school shooting, death, loss of a loved one, animal abuse (insects), torture, violence, cheating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

exiellent's review

dark sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Vomit, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

mani_p's review

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

mjwilliamson's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense 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

2.75

I liked the book. It wasn’t a bad book to read. I found the content and themes it touched on very compelling and they told a very interesting story. However, I found Jake to be a bit of a Mary Sue. Everything that he did wrong, or went wrong, could somehow be attributed to his circumstances/the ghosts and ghouls surrounding him. There was no ownership for his actions and there weren’t any major consequences for his actions. I would have liked him to have dealt to a modicum of his damage before it was immediately accepted by his family/friends. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Stalking, Car accident, and Outing

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Slavery, Vomit, and Stalking

nothingrhymeswithrachel's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, and Alcohol