Reviews tagging 'Death'

We Set the Dark on Fire by Tehlor Kay Mejia

31 reviews

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

corvidkings's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Alcohol

kaidoz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious 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? No

3.75

In the beginning, I wasn’t sure if I liked the premise. The story seemed to be moving a little slow even though the pace was quick, and I wasn’t sure if anything new would be offered in the last few chapters. I was wrong. The ending of the book was my favorite part because it pissed me off. I felt emotions that I couldn’t feel in the beginning and middle. This was proof that I had grown attached to these characters- to their story. I’ll be reading the sequel soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

The main plot of the book centers around working against a totalitarian government with a violent military. The societal role of women in the book is very misogynistic as well, so be prepared for that along with the violence.

mothman19's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault

amanda_t's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

caoimhe9876's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism and Torture

obviousthings's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I thought the premise of this story was really cool and interesting, and I was impressed with the worldbuilding and how La Voz was written, but the book as a whole just did not work for me. 

Dani is naive and totally unprepared for the situations she finds herself in. I think this could have worked if it had been the point of the story - that might have been an interesting exploration of morality - but because this is YA, the narrative is on her side at all times. (Not something I fault the genre for, but because Dani is so far out of her depth, it doesn't work well here). I don't mind characters who make bad decisions, but it's really frustrating to watch a character make a bad decision and then have the narrative try to pass it off as totally reasonable. For much of the book I found myself wishing for a more capable protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Warning for fire/a building burning

rinnykitty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

This book takes place on an island where every man of power gets two wives. And there's nothing we love to see more than the two wives of one of the most powerful men on the island fall in love and turn on him in the name of the revolution. If you're looking for a book about the weak and powerless fighting as hard as possible to stick it to the man, this book is worth checking out. It leaves on a giant cliffhanger, so it'll probably end up making anyone want to buy the second book right away. Also, I can not stop thinking about the part

where La Voz puts on a performance while wearing masks and burns down the marketplace. As horrifying it must've been, it sounded beautiful as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Police brutality

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical trauma and Car accident

This book is heavily centered on the military/police/authority power of the island. There is mention of death, guns, injuries, and a car accident. Also, the practice of buying wives and marrying strangers is in of itself what I consider a toxic relationship.

northernplunder's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Bullying, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Kidnapping

joharis's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I really enjoyed this book! The romance between the two female main characters was amazing, it had a little bit of yearning and an innocence of a new friendship. 

The book was medium paced and it talks about how the rich abuse the poor to stay in power in very simple direct terms that get the job done. 

Would highly recommend 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Police brutality