Reviews tagging Violence

The Last of August, by Brittany Cavallaro

7 reviews

luciedvo's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

IM SO FUCKING CONFUSED

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Blood

mmage's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Addiction, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

erin_curry's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Drug use

Minor: Rape

petrarose's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.0

was good until the very confusing end. i liked the mystery aspect of it but characters seemed not like themselves. the mystery aspect was overly complex and the narrative jumped around in timing and perspective which is a combination that just left me a little lost and feeling like this one was lacking in comparison to the first book. also i know why the author put the family trees at the beginning bc there were too many people to keep track of but appreciate that they all had very different names. 

i’m looking forward to reading the next two and hopefully finding out what actually happened in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Rape

meghanm404's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

mmc27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is moderately fast-paced leading it to be an easy read. The storyline picks up after the first book, as it is the second in a series; it builds upon the storylines, characters, and backstories that were established in the first book. This book introduced a new mystery for Holmes and Watson to solve that still intertwines the already established characters. I appreciated the character's thoughts were written and expressed in an easy way to understand and to help the reader gauge the turmoil and mention that this book posses. This book had a darker tone that progressed along with the story.     

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, Drug abuse, Blood, Chronic illness, and Death

Minor: Rape

lexa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is the second book in the series, and I look forward to the next. A fun but dark mystery with a small romantic side plot (but not in the least a fluffy love story). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma