Reviews tagging 'Violence'

You'll Be the Death of Me, by Karen M. McManus

38 reviews

ttreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Violence

readingwithmeredith's review

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Cursing and Alcohol

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

thecrescendos's review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Violence, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Addiction, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

luananki's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

i’m sad that i read other people’s reviews before writing mine because i actually enjoyed this one, i loved the characters, the twists the plot took and i also liked the ending a lot. 
i’m just not sure how i feel about the romantic aspects of the story but they are all in high school so it was to be expected to play this big of a role

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Violence

wheelygoodreads's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Violence, Drug use, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Racism

deadgirlwalking23's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Injury/injury detail, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug use, Infidelity, and Violence

xaaamyy's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

I found it quite exhausting because of how slow it was, and it wasn't the best out of her work- still good though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Drug use

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Although I have generally loved this author's works (she has become one of my faves and must read), this one was a little bit of a letdown. It's on par with my meh feelings on "one of us is next". I wasn't super excited or pulled to finish it like many of her others but I still enjoyed it enough so it didn't feel like a waste of my time. 
I both liked and hated the ending because

Spoiler

Lara is out and about and got engaged to Mateo's dad?! The hell? But I liked Ivy deciding to go "scorched earth" because that woman should be in jail not only for her involvement with the drugs but also because she's a predator

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The characters were nice but I feel they were the least developed/interesting out of all her books that I've read (which is all of them except for her 2022 release). Or maybe I feel like they were too similar to her other characters maybe? Not sure, but I wasn't as invested in them as some of her previous characters. 
The book has it's slow parts but really speeds up towards the end when stuff starts coming together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Injury/injury detail