Reviews tagging 'Violence'

She's Too Pretty to Burn: A Novel by Wendy Heard

50 reviews

tinytrashqueen's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Mass/school shootings and Sexual harassment

samuelalexman's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.5

It took a while to get into the book. It starts out definitely more teen romance and then shifts into thriller towards the middle.
It all was very rushed and I would have loved to had more good times with the main love interests. Everything with them felt like they were always at odds.

The last line of the book was just so- gross? Like now I will never read the name of the book the same way.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Stalking

Minor: Mass/school shootings

bmwilson38's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

youbelongwithmira's review against another edition

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Murder

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

This was unfortunately a bit mediocre for me. I liked the coming-of-age elements, though I wish they had gone further. I also appreciated that there's a strong undertone of deep unease that does eventually lead to a creepy, haunting, and thrilling ending, but much of the book was a bit of a slog to get through and I just wasn't overly invested. I also wasn't a huge fan of the romance, and I wasn't overly connected to any of the characters or other relationships being explored either. I wouldn't say this is a bad book; it did have its positive elements and explore some interesting themes - it just didn't work super well for me overall.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

andtheywereroommates's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

3.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Kidnapping

slighte's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

aytac's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

ari_bryce's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

bradley's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

Not saying anything cause I have literally nothing nice to say about this book. Nothing is earned and setups lead nowhere. EASILY the worst book I have read in YEARS. Shame on you for comparing this disaster to The Picture of Dorian Gray. bad book boooo 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Mass/school shootings