Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Weight of Our Sky by Hanna Alkaf

9 reviews

tamara_joy's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

Once again, Hanna Alkaf manages to make me cry and make me love her book. Y'all, representation really does matter (I'm of Indonesian descent and can really connect with her books and I think that's why they hit a little harder than other authors' writing).
This is a difficult story to read from our main character, Melati, struggling with her mental health to her and people she knows suffering and struggling to survive a blood filled week of violence. Although not super graphic, this story illustrates the horrors of that week in Kuala Lumpur with some detail. Alkaf also illustrates OCD pretty well especially with how mental illness is viewed in many SE Asian communities. 
Def read the author's trigger/content warnings at the beginning of the book or read reviews detailing trigger/content warnings because, although it is YA, there are a lot of heavy topics and scenes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sharnanigans's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

phineasjames's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and War

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

[skimmed] Very suitable title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual assault and Police brutality

sydthereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sweeterthanfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

aruerra's review against another edition

5.0

 I absolutely have no words to describe how heavy this book is. It is definitely not an easy YA book to read as it really tackles a lot of racism, violence, and mental health issues. This book must be read with preparation because Alkaf's writing was so vivid, the panic attacks and the loneliness feel so real. I loved this book so much, I rated it 5 out of 5 stars and it's absolutely in my top favorite books of 2021 and possibly in my top favorite books for life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Violence