Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

El Ruiseñor by Kristin Hannah

9 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book devastated me. The plot is so intricately woven together, the female protagonists are both incredibly brave and interesting, the historical pieces are flawlessly researched and rendered. I hadn’t considered the war from this many perspectives or through the different scenarios that unfolded in the course of this novel. I wept for the bravery, the sacrifice, and the love that encompassed WW2 and that this novel highlights. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Cancer, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Bullying, Kidnapping, Medical content, Torture, Blood, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, War, and Pregnancy

grosemareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: War, Physical abuse, Death, Hate crime, Rape, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Torture, Alcohol, Murder, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Police brutality

Minor: Animal death, Excrement, Miscarriage, Cancer, and Homophobia

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

Wow! I didn’t think I could ever enjoy a historical fiction but this book proved me so wrong! This story about two sisters living through WWII in France was a work of art. The characters felt real and there was several times on the way to and from work where I audibly gasped from what happened in the audiobook. Even if you don’t like historical fiction, I recommend this book!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Vomit, Violence, War, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gun violence, Homophobia, Murder, Genocide, Grief, Sexual assault, Blood, Cursing, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Cancer, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual violence

opplecopter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Genocide, Mass/school shootings, Torture, War, Violence, Alcohol, Rape, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Blood, Gun violence, Deportation, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Cancer, Vomit, and Body horror

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, and Suicide

marine2907's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Cancer, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Deportation, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, and War

meganmalonefranklin's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Deportation, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Torture, Abandonment, Death of parent, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Homophobia

ginadapooh's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, War, Murder, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Bullying, Infidelity, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

A must read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Vomit

encharro's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Torture, and War

Moderate: Antisemitism, Cancer, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Fire/Fire injury