Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hidden Truths by Neva Altaj

17 reviews

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I adored Sergei and Angelina!!! Angelina is the recently orphaned daughter of a cartel boss attempting to escape her father's killer. Sergei is an ex black ops hitman who is struggling with PTSD and trauma. After he rescues her as she's transported from Mexico and they bond eventually. I adored their banter and chemistry. The plot was amazing and the whole conclusion was great! My only issue is that they never talked seriously really. Pretty much everything she learned about him was second hand and the whole climax could have been avoided with a chat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

herbookarchives's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Murder

hellowildflower's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Rape, Trafficking, and Death of parent

dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

r_oy_s's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

1.5

The whole story was a summarised/SparkNotes version of a long book. The author tried her damn best to stuff all the necessary details and hastily rushed to the end regardless of the cohesive storyline. 

Inspite of Sergei's issues, the relationship between the main characters won't even make sense. The intimate moments felt severe lacking of emotions not only between the characters but also they failed to evoke any feelings in me as a reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

johall7's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

condls27's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Came for the hurt/comfort trope and was not disappointed. The rest of it though…meh. I did love the banter between Sergei and Felix/Albert. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Trafficking

bookmarkedtbr's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

katieklysmic's review against another edition

dark hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual harassment