Reviews tagging 'Death'

Crank Palace by James Dashner

7 reviews

crazyfangirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

I gave this a 3.75 because of how sad this book but I loved hearing about  Newt when he wasn’t in the story
Overall it’s great to see his POV and a cranks POV but it was just sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Terminal illness

Moderate: Gun violence and Self harm

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

I don’t know what to put for the disclaimers and stuff but while I was doing this review I could not stop think about page 250 :(

aree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

emotionally this wrecked me haha had to read it with breaks because it'd get a bit overwhelming... it's so tragic i cant 😭

But on the other hand, in all rationality, the writing didn't sit well with me. It felt like the book needed another revision. There were some scenes that felt like unnecessary fillers? Fillers that could've been taken by something a little more. Content wise maybe i was expecting a biiiit more from Dashner. I wanted more on Newt's character rather than the circumstances he was going through... he kept describing surroundings and other people but i wanted the book to focus on NEWT ONLY

Still enjoyed the book tho fuck u james 😭😭

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, and Grief

booksojwhi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Death, Grief, and Child death

wynrii's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

STINK PALACE!!
ok this one’s a doozy so stick around cuz I’ll show you what people don’t talk about in this edition.
I had not read the maze runner books since middle school ( I am a high school senior now) so I am not brushed up on my knowledge but Newt was my favourite character of all time and his death crushed me. 

First things first, I do Like how they describe the effects on the flare and how it slowly makes Newt mad. and the rest is spoilers:

Spoiler

the last thing i liked was the keyshas speech at the end and how newt got his memories back at the end

By the way, No offence to the narrator but him trying to do Newts’ British accent had me laughing so hard because how bad it was. 

Other than that, that’s all I liked. This wasn’t the Newt pov I wanted to see. I wished we got a lot more ivy trio content. The second thing was alot of the audiobook is kind of boring and I feel as if there is not really a plot happening and that James just made a book around this idea.
 The third thing was that I was around halfway through and still nothing really important or exciting had happened, still exposition to a weak plot that kept getting sidetracked. 
The last thing is that I was also so confused on the timeline of events and how it all fits into the main series because when the fuck does this all happened cuz that isn’t really established. ( could also be my lack of knowledge, as I have not returned to the series in a long while). But like if someone could explain that for me that’d be great. 

confused spoilers:

Spoiler

In the last little bit, how did newt say he was alone with his journal but then is suddenly shot by Tommy and keyshas talking to him

overall, I went into this optimistic, I had heard such great things and was excited, but all I was met with was a confusing timeline, a strange attempt at a British accent, and a whole novel just purely exposition. 

If after this you are still wanting to listen to this, do NOT spend your money on it. I’m pretty sure the whole audiobook has been uploaded onto YouTube. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death

idk not worth it

kayreadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 This book is honestly the best in the whole Maze Runner series, hands down. It's a shame that I can't just recommend this as a stand alone book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

greenapplescented250's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, and Drug use