Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Powerless by Lauren Roberts

50 reviews

mads_99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hematthews's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

gwyllion's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Eating disorder, and Misogyny

carlyjoann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really liked this book!
The world building didn’t feel like an info dump even if most of it was right at the start, it gave a good canvas for the story to play out on. 
The characters and their motivations seemed very cut and dry so it was fun to watch them grow and change throughout. 
I like Paedyn and Kai a lot, they had good banter and chemistry. 
Some of the elements reminded me of other books but that isn’t a bad thing since this stands on its own to me. 
I’m excited to read the next book!

My biggest gripe is the love triangle. While I don’t dislike love triangles in general this one being two brothers is what I didn’t like. It also felt obvious that Paedyn and Kai liked each other when Kitt inserted himself into the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Torture, and Grief

espurrr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

The romance in this book is slow and delicious. Everything else could be better. The premise is a little jumbled and the book suffers from some odd pacing. I do really enjoy these characters and their interactions with each other and I'll be reading the next book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lomesia's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hjb_128's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

I have a complicated relationship with this book. I’d heard before reading that it was a bit of a love or hate kinda book, and I’ll be honest, the first 250 pages I really didn’t think I’d get along with it: the writing in first person felt a bit clunky, the action seemed off, but I kept going because the flirty banter between two characters was absolutely top notch. Something switched at the hallway mark, and I suddenly really started enjoying it. The maritime became more dynamic, the storytelling clearer, and the plot swept me away.
Overall, I don’t t think it was a flawless book, but it did entertain me. It had its issues, and I’m pretty sure it’s similar to Hunger Games (although I’ve never read it - 😲), but I will be continuing the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

mayasophie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

alisa_justonemorechapter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

very fascinating and captivating, i was able to develop real attachment to some of the characters (and real hatred for others). very good book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury