Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hello Girls by Emily Henry, Brittany Cavallaro

11 reviews

zoinks's review against another edition

3.75

Fun!!! I love some girl power homoerotic friendship.  It was kind of oddly paced. A good story but definitely nothing gets resolved I found myself wondering where the other half of the book is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual violence

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Overall enjoyed but didn't love this YA take on Thelma and Louise.

I liked the portrayal of female friendship and how empowering and healing it can be, but this theme could have been explored a lot more in depth. 

The abuse and abandonment experienced by the main characters is pretty harrowing. Definitely not a fluffy feel-good read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Pedophilia

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

This whole book feels like a bad fever dream and I don’t know how else to explain it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Murder

madisonmcd's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a lot of fun and kept me thoroughly engrossed. Certainly not the same vibes as Henry’s current books, but for a YA it was dark and twisty and gritty. There’s a lot of hope woven into a pretty tragic tale. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

bookcasey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I wanted to like this book, but somewhere around the halfway mark, I started to lose interest. Maybe it’s because of the theme (see summery), but the plot felt predictable and the character growth didn’t seem nearly as drastic as the narrator keeps telling us it was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

missrosymaplemoth's review

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

lavxna's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was a wild ride from start to finish, and I was unbelievably anxious at times. Haha. These two girls….it’s unbelievable what happens to them and how they come out on the other side. It’s inspiring and heartfelt and I just want these two to find their found family someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

caffeineandkindlesjayme's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness and Rape