Reviews tagging 'War'

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

10 reviews

kwthor's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

1.0

such an interesting premise ugh!! no world building, too focused on the love triangle, and a dub-con that imo is literally SA/grape! disappointment is an understatement!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

aely's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

2.0

While the story started off interesting, it slowly spiraled into Marguerite idolizing the men in her life for 5 hours. Maybe I’m just too immature to appreciate the romance, but the only times I didn’t physically roll my eyes at the romance was with

Russian Paul.

Just the ways

Theo and Paul

talk about “protecting” her over and over and over just feels so patronizing, and the fact that she points this out to

Paul

at one point and then proceeds to swoon over it in the next chapter just made me despise all of these characters.

If Paul had just communicated with the people he was trying to protect, none of the conflict would have happened in the first place! But hey, he made a mistake! That’s what happens in books! Surely he’ll learn from this experience and grow as a charact-NOPE! Even when he literally thinks that his mentor/father figure is DEAD because of his lack of communication,  he still refuses to tell Marguerite the information registering her part in this whole conflict. The only reason he tells her ANYTHING is because she threatens her own safety if he doesn’t come clean. AND HE DOESN’T EVEN COME CLEAN EVEN WHEN HE’S SENDING HER TO ANOTHER DIMENSION TO FIND HER FATHER AND HE DOESN’T EVEN TELL HER HE’S THERE PAUL WHAT THE HELL-

Anyways…

I liked the ending, mostly because it

punished Theo, whom I’d found especially annoying throughout the book,

but it just wasn’t enough. It was closure to a story that I did not enjoy. Near the end, I kept asking myself “Why am I reading this book? I hate all the characters.”

HOWEVER

This book did make me reflect on the important relationships in my life. The way the book handles grief, and how Marguerite learns to appreciate the small moments with those you love, was really beautiful.  If you dig through the patronizing love triangle, you find a  heartwarming lesson that everyone should learn. I just wish I didn’t have to do so much digging.

In conclusion, if you wish Twilight focused more on familial relations and quantum theory, this is the book for you. That is all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Drug abuse, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Gore, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

laurenevlyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This was a nice read! I really enjoyed how the action started immediately (half the blurb has already occurred when the book starts), which is something that always helps me get into a book. The tsarverse was such a beautiful story within the story, and I appreciate how every universe they traveled into contributed to the plot, and wasn’t just thrown in as an afterthought. I also appreciate that this books has some tropes I really like. All in all, a fun time, though I’m not sure if I’m interested enough to continue the series, at least right away.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Medical content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement and Pregnancy

jarnbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

Graphic: Death of parent

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

brynhayes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

frankieclc's review against another edition

3.75

f u kindle unlimited for only making one of these books free !!!!!!! ahhh!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexual content

heavenlybookish's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

Absolutely loved this book!!

reread on 26/01 : 4 stars, still loved it but i'm a bit older now so it doesn't feel the same way as the first time I read it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and War

elle_dee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mypatronusisajedi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and War