Reviews tagging 'Death'

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

27 reviews

branch423_reads's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad medium-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

5.0

The characters had unique voices that were really fun to read. They made it really easy to get into the world and understand what was going on during WWII in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, and Death

Minor: Torture

There is some swearing in it, just be aware.

bps's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, War, Violence, and Death

teaxmillions's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Torture, War, and Sexual harassment

caityy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism

quinkell98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.5

I enjoy how this was written. Some twists solvable and others came as they should. I don’t think I’m interested in reading the sequels though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: War and Death

holly86's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Death, Torture, War, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

fluffernutterfriday's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This book was riveting. I simply could not put it down. It is a story within a story, where the writing of the story is a part of the plot, and I am enamored with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Sexism, Death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, War, Torture, Religious bigotry, Racism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Confinement

mpbookreviews's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Death, Torture, War, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, and Murder

empathreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious 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

5.0

The book title itself was intriguing and how the heroine began the story was full of wit and humor as she takes readers on a journey with her being captured. She makes light of her situation. Maybe she seemed way too calm as a person. The personality was honed to the point where it doesn't scream for something to be feared for and it eases readers even when the situation the character is, in fact, dire. In the second part of the book, another point of view was taken to narrate the recent happenings and not just pure storytelling. It was a heartbreaking story of a precious friendship that occurred during a fictional event in the Second World War. There was overloaded information regarding the life of a spy and working about intel that at the same time didn't make you stop reading but, through its witty way of expressing it, made you love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

anna_hepworth's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm sure there are many reviews out there that talk about the plot and characters. And while they are good, what struck me was the storytelling, the structure of the story, and the way I was unwilling to give full credibility to anything the story told me (because one cannot have faith in confessions given under duress; and it is very obvious from the beginning that it is duress), but had no idea which bits to disbelieve. 

Given that it is set in WWII Occupied France, I was not expecting this to be a gentle story, but in places it was far more raw and brutal than I had expected. 

I finished up the book crying. Right until the discussion of the burial of those shot late in the piece, I wanted to believe that both protagonists made it back safely. And having been shown to be right halfway through, that Maddie wasn't dead -- at the point that we moved back in time and changed viewpoints -- I wasn't entirely convinced the author wasn't going to pull the same bait-and-switch, even though it looked pretty sure that Julie was dead

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Death, and War