Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

55 reviews

melissageritas's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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: War

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Drug use

justagirlwithbooks's review against another edition

3.25

"People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets. You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them."

I enjoyed this book as much as the first, but the world building just got a whole lot more complicated...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Minor: Child abuse

alsoiread's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

bethyalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death and Torture

miacorkum's review against another edition

adventurous tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

alexiconic's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

3.0

This book did too much telling and not enough showing for me. The conflict between Tobias and Tris was forced, unnecessary or predictable, with Tris (who is supposed to be smart!) obnoxiously repeating many of the same mistakes and being surprised when the outcome is, predictably, Not Nice. The author tried to explore the consequences of book 1 - admirable - but I wish she’d show us, somehow, and not rub it in through Tris’ inconsistent internal monologue without exploring the deeper layers. That said, the plot and pacing were great, and the ending worked up to a good climax that still makes me pick up book 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and War

harrypotterfan33's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.5

I loved this. It was a truely beautiful sequel to Divergent. For fans of books like the Hunger Games and the Maze Runner. 💋💋💗💗🥰🥰❤️❤️ <spolier>It really developed the relationship of Tris and Tobias and brought a new level of love between them, the deep hole between them which had become deeper and deeper throughout the book. There are no more secrets, not anymore</spolier>😊😊

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

mrsharkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

3.5

Definitely not where I was expecting the series to go.

I kind of wanted to stay in the world of the factions. After all we invested in book one with the dauntless initiation. It would have been nice to enjoy it for a bit at least… but alas.

. But I will definitely be rolling right into book three! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

kybearbroski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

suffers from second-book syndrome but the ending has a nice twist! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse and Alcohol