Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Wrecked by Lauren Asher

18 reviews

laurahollis's review against another edition

sad

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Drug use, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

saretta02's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment

kylasmv15's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

witcheep's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy and Abandonment

theboricuabookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Did I devour this yes? But reluctantly because for some reason I’ve vowed to not love this books. Doesn’t make them any less addicting to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer and Chronic illness

Minor: Gun violence and Murder

nineinchnails's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

2.0

the writing in wrecked is noticeably better than in it's predecessors imo. the romance didn't click with me so it was probably my least favourite aspect of the book but i liked the characterisation and i cared so much more about them than i did the lead characters of the last 2 books. in general, elena and jax had more depth and better character development. this book isn't much less corny than the last two but i actually didn't hate it as much as i was expecting to. don't get me wrong, there was still a lot of flaws (elena's parents' murder, for one - i didn't catch a single explanation for why they were shot by gang members/drug dealers in their own home) but it was a better read than i was expecting.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, and Grief

Minor: Gore, Blood, and Abandonment

Anxiety, OTC drug misuse/abuse, Xanax abuse, Huntington's disease, Night terrors/Nightmares, Post traumatic stress disorder, and Alzheimer's

ingrid13's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol

olivia_v's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

takarakei's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.5

I really just couldn’t get attached to either character and the third act break up really made me mad

🌶️3.5/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder, and Alcohol

ka_ke's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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

4.0

Lauren Asher’s writing is tastefully diverse, and this novel just proves that tenfold. Not only are the mc’s racially diverse, but the attention to detail regarding Huntingtons disease and Alzheimers are impressive. Considering both are genetic illnesses, it adds an extra level of curiosity to the future of Jax & Elena. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Classism