Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Headmaster's List by Melissa de la Cruz

5 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I gotta admit, the plot twist had me gagged?? Jackson being a whiney guy?? Did not see that coming. But I kind of hated the podcast and how fake classist and exploitative it was. I also didn't like how no one really stepped up and checked in on Spencer like she was taking so many pills, someone should have checked her and also sent her to therapy for her PTSD. Did love the dog tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jackie_marion's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Addiction, Infidelity, Violence, and Alcohol

julia_12319's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

caitlink's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident

Moderate: Death and Violence

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I LOVED Ripley, the mental health service dog. But the rest of the book was a bit of a letdown. I knew who was driving from almost the beginning and the author made it semi-obvious, which was annoying. I did like that there was more to the accident though. 

I also liked the part around her use of Vicodin, though I was surprised her parents as veterinarians didn't catch it sooner and trusted a 17 yr old with opioids with zero oversight. Which seemed a bit of an oversight by the author.

I hated who the bad guy was because I really liked them before that. But I'm glad Ripley defended her and didn't end up hurt/dead in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Sexual content and Alcohol