Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

63 reviews

eliah_08's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

This book has some pretty bad poly holes near the beginning which eventually do get resolved but in the beginning it can be confusing. I think if you are sensitive to your religion this is definitely not the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Cursing

taylors_literature's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

ekaramanov's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Mass/school shootings

stacy_27_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Bullying

bookie27's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

serene216's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Alcoholism

sbrooks7264's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Mass/school shootings

lakinlindsey's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book made me sob dealing with its themes of trauma, grief, guilt, and taking control of your own narrative. This book has some cool stuff to say of how important is the truth in the end. Is it better to give people that lost loved ones a sense of comfort? Or to be true to who people actually were? I Fall somewhere between where I think it’s fine to let people believe what they want but not at the cost of hurting someone else like in this book with Kellie. However, a favorite theme of mine from this book is Lee discussing how she hates that once people are dead they’re put on a pedestal and people refuse to be truthful about their flaws. This dehumanizes them and is unfair to their memory and to people still alive. That’s always been something I dislike as well. Last but not least I thought the book was building to a dark turn with Miles and I’m very glad that wasn’t the case in the end. This was a good, but triggering read so beware.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug abuse, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Addiction and Blood

unknownesmerelda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mass/school shootings

kamilahlove's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail