Reviews tagging Child death

The Darkest Minds (Bonus Content), by Alexandra Bracken

17 reviews

dreamingpoet's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and Torture

herceia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Everything you need for a YA dystopian novel. Very cool and loveable characters, a ton of suspense and danger, and a wild adventure the whole way through. The friendships were developed in a really lovely way, which is something I love to see. The violence of all kinds in this book are absolutely brutal to read and at times, a little too much, but I stuck around for the strength of the characters and their journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

gertie_nott's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death, and War

thenamesjanice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

willowmae's review against another edition

Love this book, however it’s very slow it’s been a while since I last read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

robingelzhiser's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Blood, Gaslighting, Violence, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Death

lizardbet's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Trafficking

rkaur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

if i could give this book anymore stars, i would. usually when i find a dystopian novel, it never fulfills everything i hoped it would be, but this book was above and beyond my hopes. the intricacies of ruby, liam, zu & chubs of how they think and how manage to build such strong relationships with each other in the way theyve been thrown together is amazing. also?? the world building? this book got me so involved into what was going on not just about the characters, but about the ones we’d never been introduced to. the whole set up is just amazing & this style of writing helped make it even better. this book will always remain one of my favorites and the book i recommend to others who want to read a magical realistic dystopian world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child death

secretuser_12's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

tbh i was doubting the book bc i couldn’t get into it for the first few pages but i forced myself to sit through this and i am not complaining. was literally on the edge of my seat every page, and i really, really love the characters and was instantly attached to them. 

teared up a bit with that cliffhanger, and i am still crying rn so i’m really looking forward to the next one!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault