Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero

16 reviews

calamity_cal's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Bullying and Lesbophobia

epeolatri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

This has very easily become one of my new favorite novels. I loved the author’s writing style and humor. Each character was amazing and fucked up in their own way. Every time I thought I had it figured out something even crazier happened, right up until the last sentence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Sexual content and Torture

laurajones's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Car accident, and Colonisation

emkral's review

adventurous dark funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Kidnapping

thedinosaurkid's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, and Violence

marieketron's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! It's got lots of twists and turns, and that's not even accounting for the various supernatural elements throwing spanners in the workings of the Detective Club. I am also a sucker for the specific genre that looks at the grownup years of teens who were heroes during their teens and were likely left traumatised from that experience. Other books that sort of fit that are Every Heart A Doorway or The Shock Of Survival, and it tackled that angle really well. At points it got a little too creepy for my tastes, so beware of reading this right before going to bed. I really enjoyed the characters' friendships and relationships, and the side characters were really colourful if slightly one-note. Overall definitely the right read for this time of year, with a mystery, a monster, and creepiness galore!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence