Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

38 reviews

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

wrestleacademic's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Torture

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

historianvik's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful slow-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? Yes

4.5

An amazing book with a slow beginning that soon turns into something you can't put down. Truly beautiful. I loved the strong theme of friendship. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

Moderate: Murder

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

welkinvault's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

I have to question what makes a book YA?  I did not think this painful, gruesome but glorious book was in any way YA.   It is definitely not for the faint of heart. It starts off simply enough with British plucky young women in early WW2, but told in a memoir in tortuous circumstances.  There are wheels within wheels in this novel.  I saw one of the twists, but not the others.  Powerful novel.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Gun violence

Moderate: Gore, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Blood, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

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