Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Crave by Tracy Wolff

13 reviews

becca_w_'s review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Medical content, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident, War, and Vomit

Minor: Genocide and Panic attacks/disorders

lyneobsessions's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Je me suis ennuyée comme jamais. 
J'ai eu l'impression de lire une parodie de parodie de Twilight. Tellement de clichés réunis dans un même tome...
Et tant de niaiseries. J'ai levé les yeux au ciel, râlé ou soufflé un nombre incalculable de fois.
Certes ce sont des adolescents mais cela ne justifie pas à mes yeux cette tartine de mièvreries.
Sans compter certaines absurdités et le fait que l'héroine ne capte rien avant 300 pages alors que les autres personnages font des bourdes toutes les 5 pages.
Bref, je n'ai pas aimé et je ne lirais pas la suite !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Car accident, Genocide, and War

drewsbooklist's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.0

It was ok but felt very Twilight-coded, until the last 15% which felt completely out of nowhere!! Like seriously, what the hell even happened there. It was going to be probably 3 or 4 stars before then, but oh my god what even was that ending?!? Overall, it was still entertaining, but yeah the ending really ruined it for me 

Check content warnings!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Car accident, Cursing, Confinement, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Genocide, Violence, Grief, and Blood

zoeelora's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ix37lexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Definitely entertaining but the writing seemed a bit juvenile at points and predictable. I will continue reading the series because it has kept me intrigued and reading despite those points.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Car accident

kassidyreads's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, and Genocide

anger566's review

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

4.25

Picked it up because BookTok said it was like Twilight but better, but I think it was more like Vampire Academy. There were some parts I thought were corny (when they tried to relate to pop culture) but I enjoyed it overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Gun violence, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Genocide

ashleyvharris's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense 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

A fun, romantic vampire story that feels inspired by some of the 2000’s most popular YA series, most obviously, Twilight.

The derivativeness of book 1 is crystal clear, but Wolff never tries to hide that or pretend otherwise. She embraces the role that Twilight has played in her writing by briefly mentioning the book and acknowledges its existence in the world she’s created. Although, I think the execution of this scene isn’t quite smooth enough, I recognize Wolf’s intention.

I enjoyed the characters in Book 1 a lot. Most of them felt well-defined and dynamic. Jaxon Vega clearly a stand out as the tortured anti-hero, the final and additional chapters from his perspective were wonderful and added extra dimension to his character and those particular scenes. 

Understanding this is Book 1 of a 4-book series, I couldn’t help but be a little frustrated with the ambiguity of some details. Wolff doesn’t dive into many specifics of how the supernaturals operate within the world she’s building which leaves a lot of gray area for readers. Other details,  like

Spoiler

Amka’s note for Flint in the library or Lia and Jackson’s altercation in the gazebo

, are described but never explained. 

Overall, the plot isn’t the strongest, but Wolf’s characters make up for much of it with witty dialogue and believable interactions. The real star here, much like in Twilight, is the love story. Grace and Jaxon have chemistry and tension for miles and it’s easy to root for them. I’m looking forward to what plot twists throw their course off track and how they find their way back to one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Genocide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, War, Murder, and Car accident

maddie_rae_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

Wait, what?! Talk about cliffhanger ending! Super excited to start Crush. 

I love this story! The pacing is great, the detail to little moments and how things feel on a relatable level is spot on. I love the references to Twilight, Harry Potter, and all YA Fantasy tropes while also being a story that fits right on the shelf with them. The book is from Grace’s POV and flows in a natural, endearing way. 

The only reason I’m doing a star is because I can’t do half starts. A slight dock for repetitive cursing. While I do think it was used in a way people often talk/think and it wasn’t just thrown in for the heck of it, there were places where it became distracting and took away from what was happening.

With that said, I’m still plunging head first into book 2! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing and Genocide

thebookhawk's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship

Minor: Genocide