Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

4 reviews

gwynnfox's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The complex relationships of war-time is very well written. The magic of the world is easy to understand and unique. They seem to keep forgetting that the main character, who holds thousands of lives in her hands is 16 years old, but the worst part is the supposed romance. There is 0 chemistry between Mare and Cal. Their feelings for each other is unbelievable. The most chemistry Mare ever had with anyone is Maven, and he's a douche and a half. Even Shade and Farley have no chemistry. The pairings don't seem to match up well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

stitchof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

1.75

Maven is weirdly hot.

Shade's death was a knife in the back, i was more shocked and upset than when i read the Maven plot twist in Red queen IT HURTS WHY IS HE DEAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Torture, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

book_loser's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Self harm