Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

23 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

Ok, my review game has been off for a bit, so excuse me if I'm a tad rusty. I had an ARC copy of this book, with what is truly the most stunning cover (not the one here), and I picked it up for that reason, and for its author. I'm picky about my YA, especially sci-fi, so that was probably not the best plan. I'm sure that the final copy of this book is a good time. The world-building and characters are fun, although the story leaves something to be desired. But altogether with it being an ARC, it was a eh from me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Transphobia

Minor: Physical abuse

anniereads221's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thewildmageslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional

3.5

I did enjoy this! The pacing was a little weird - I have no idea how much time actually passed in the story. I loved the characters and did not know what to expect half the time. XD Will definitely read the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, and War

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Transphobia

librarianlayla's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

4/4.5 stars.

Jam packed with action, wit and positive representation.

The World building is immense, so much thought has been put into the history and the plethora of cultures. Such a fully fleshed out galaxy really pulls the reader in.

The only reason this story doesn't get the full 5 stars from me is that I felt there was so much information loaded in straight from the go, that some of the connections between characters seemed rushed. I felt some characters didn't get their chance to shine and some relationships were fast tracked so quickly that it didn't feel as genuine as it should have.

But I did really enjoy the book and look forward to the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Transphobia, and Abandonment

chippyreads's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

Started off great, loved the intro and the MCs. Loving that  the characters introduce themselves with their pronoun, and they also seek consent for any kind of touching. Nothing stood out to me as amazing or bad. I didn't really enjoy the romance, I'm not sure if it was because I couldn't get into the characters or it wasn't believable. 

It was a solid 4 stars because who doesn't love a sapphic space book? But there was too much action/fighting for me. Also there were a lot of characters and I lost track as to who was who. 

Will definitely pick up the next one. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, and War

Minor: Transphobia and Police brutality

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Transphobia, and Violence

valpyre's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

[audiobook]
3.5 stars

it honestly took me a <i>really</i> long while to get into this book. i am glad i stuck with it -- it has a lot of heart and nuance. i personally found the plot fairly straight-forward (which is not a bad thing!) and for me, that gave it a more childish vibe than i was expecting. i did come to appreciate that as a balance to some of the heavier topics that were dealt with throughout, and i thought it was a fresh tone considering the protag and friends were teenagers. the dialogue throughout was kind of simplistic, in my opinion, and sort of broke immersion for me at times. 

i enjoyed the inclusivity throughout the book, because anders showed that having such decency throughout didn't make for a utopia. the book actively confronted some of the more meta features of itself (like the types of alien species represented). i enjoyed and was touched by my listening experience, but i doubt that i'll be continuing the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Sexual content, Transphobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kelseyland'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? Yes

5.0

Hell yeah queer teens in space! Can't wait to see where the rest of this series goes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Transphobia

librarianmage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

3.0

it just didn't hook me, I'm afraid

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Confinement and Emotional abuse