Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Kings of Quarantine by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

7 reviews

selestre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

nineinchnails's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i really should have hated this on paper this would be a DNF. the heroine comes across as a mary sue from a wattpad novel. the plot is so ridiculous and the prose wasn’t something id usually find readable but they made it work. i did really end up liking the characterisation of at least a couple of the guys after the 50% mark.

i think it’s because of how ridiculous it was i just got sucked in it’s like bollywood/telenovela level OTT but i couldn’t put it down. i will say the bullying is really cruel at some points definitely it was emotionally abusive asf which i wasn’t prepared for because i’ve read and enjoyed darker work but if you can deal with all of that then i’d definitely recommend if you want something to get lost in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cultural appropriation

siad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Grief and Alcohol

cdubbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

fandomckb's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Very dark. Do not take this book lightly. While some scenes may be fun, the overall themes are very dark and may be disturbing to some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Death, Blood, Excrement, and Alcohol

taurus97's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ceruleanshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Blood