Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness

7 reviews

leiaheenan's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

“We are the choices we make.”

If you thought the first book in the series was good, just wait for this one. I’ll admit, I was a bit frustrated with the slow start, but once the pace picked up, it never stopped. There were other details I think that were unnecessary and oddly placed

such as Davey’s death. I really think that there was an incredible opportunity to see their friendship develop more, and his death wasn’t given the space it deserved because so much else was happening at the same time.

. The way that manipulation is written in this book is absolutely phenomenal, and really illustrates the actual process and thought behind the manipulation. Overall, just a great read, and I cannot wait to read the final book of the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

howdyhoward's review against another edition

4.0

This was DARK. One of the darkest YA if not just in general I've read in a long time. Really takes its time showing the horrors of war and police occupation. This is becoming one of my all time favorite series. It really dives deep into the complexities of the choices that we make.

Just like the first, it was a little long for my taste. It's also still bio-essentialist and I don't think it's going to address that. There are things (losses) I wished it lingered on more but I understand that during wartime you don't always get time to process your feelings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Genocide and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent

queen_'s review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

margaret_s_library's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective 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, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Emotional abuse and Injury/Injury detail

izzysaround's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

regal_leaves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Death of parent