Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

356 reviews

bookwormofartemis's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ellie_ousbourne's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Murder

sienna1508's review

adventurous challenging dark 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

The Hunger Games is an amazing trilogy! However, I don't think this book was as action-packed as the first. It delved into the politics governing Panem, which adds depth to the dystopian world. Again, it showcases Suzanne Collins's astounding writing skills. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, War, and Classism

Minor: Pregnancy

creationwing's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

While the plot is growing, I find Katniss's voice in the narrative a bit harder to read/empathize with. It perhaps feels a little too much like the entire book is only to set up the conflicts for the end of the trilogy. The book does a good job of picking up the threads from the last book, but starts to get this muddier feeling after the Victory Tour,

once they are in the Training Centre

. The premise of the 12 districts sending two tributes each unfortunately makes it difficult in this book, where there is less emphasis on Katniss as an individual, and so the care you have for characters is forced to be stretched thinner. I still enjoyed the book and look forward to the next, but didn't feel the pull to read the book as I did with the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, and War

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

hrushton01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

I’m obsessed and think I like it more than Hunger Games. I like how it focuses on life in the district(s) as well as time in the games.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, War, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Vomit

glownary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

OMG! This Game was brutal! I think I like Peeta more in this book, Katniss frustrated me a little. I am trying to give her a break though because of all she has been put through. I am still having a hard time connecting that this is young adult. The details that Suzanne writes about the poorer districts and their starvation to President Snow having blood in his breath. This is such a powerful book two! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Vomit, and Police brutality

bakerloo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

harylikeshb1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts