Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Girl on Fire by Andrew Weiner, Alicia Keys

9 reviews

mobymaize's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

Not personally my cup of tea, but still really enjoyable! Good superhero story that’s not by Marvel or DC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

pika_chuu's review

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Loved it! I want to read more!!! I was excited and drawn into the story the whole time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

midnightmarauder's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

As a fan of Alicia Keys, I really enjoyed this book. The storyline was entertaining and it was nice to see how Lolo grew into her own person and learned to stand up for herself. 

One thing I would've wanted to see more in the story is how

Spoiler

Lolo's mom left. It's alluded that she left because of her powers (and it was also slightly confirmed in the epilogue as she leaves her family again), but I wish that Alicia and Andrew would've gone in depth about it. She basically comes back to see her husband and children briefly, then leaves them all over again. That's weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Abandonment

tallulahchanel's review

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

I love this. My only issue is that the ending felt rushed.

Spoiler

Eric and Lolo only had one scene, so there was no buildup to him joining their friend group. Also, we didn't hear from Samantha after the sink thing, so I don't know why she was outcasted from her friend group or why LoLo would feel sorry for her.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Police brutality

libscote's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

This is an enjoyable super hero origin story, even if it is especially vague. Lolo lives with her brother, James. She bumps into Michael one day and powers are awoken in both of them. Michael's come to life when he's being bullied, and Lolo's when her brother is being needlessly caught by the police. A local drug dealer learns about both Michael and Lolo and wants to recruit both of them. Of course there's a showdown at the end, which is open-ended enough for sequels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Violence

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death, Blood, Cancer, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

emily_mh's review

emotional tense 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? Yes

4.5

I was blown away by this graphic novel! It was incredible how much was packed, and packed well, into the story. There was great character development, not only for the MC, but for side characters too. The plot was compelling and read like any great superhero story. The art style was cool and made the action, of which there was a lot, easy to follow. I docked a half star because I felt like Eric and Samantha got easy, undeserved redemption arcs, and the storyline regarding Lolo and James’ mum was a little half-baked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Minor warnings for menstruation, loss of a loved one Moderate warning for explosion. Graphic warning for blackmail. 1 HP reference. Use of the ableist m-slur.

rai's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

nerdbrarian's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality

Moderate: Racism and Violence