Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Breach of Peace by Daniel B. Greene

6 reviews

octagon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Grief

jmeyers888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book.  The writing was good, the main character was likable, and the word it was set in was very interesting with a strong dystopian vibe. It had an Orwell’s 1984 feel to it. I like the introduction of the word. The Authors didn’t explain the word and why it is the way it is, but rather the reader is given bits and pieces from the character mentioning things, as if the reader is supposed to know/is from that world as well. The writing for this however is done in a way where it doesn’t feel like I’m picking up the second book in a series by mistake. Instead, just enough is given in order to keep you grounded in that world while you attempt to fill in the blanks as to how this world works. 

Why not 5 stars?
The story is sad, and does have a lot of content that many would consider absolute no goes to read about, such as graphic descriptions of mutated  children who had been murdered and displayed. If you have issues with those sorts of things, I strongly suggest you avoid this book. I was able to tolerate it because fortunately, the crime was not described, just the aftermath. That being said, I felt the amount of time spent on describing the horrific crime scenes was a bit too much. Another reason for a decrease in stars is simply because I wanted a bit more of information on the villain of the story. I felt it left me guessing too much, and I needed a bit more context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Torture

emmasrambles's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

scarlettskyes's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Vomit, Torture, Police brutality, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

wonderworm'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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Vomit, Violence, Murder, Gore, Grief, and Death

Minor: Torture

gittejump's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Vomit, and Torture