Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Girl on Fire by Andrew Weiner, Alicia Keys

5 reviews

mobymaize's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

Not personally my cup of tea, but still really enjoyable! Good superhero story that’s not by Marvel or DC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

greenlivingaudioworm's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Police brutality, Death, Blood, Cancer, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

emily_mh's review

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I was blown away by this graphic novel! It was incredible how much was packed, and packed well, into the story. There was great character development, not only for the MC, but for side characters too. The plot was compelling and read like any great superhero story. The art style was cool and made the action, of which there was a lot, easy to follow. I docked a half star because I felt like Eric and Samantha got easy, undeserved redemption arcs, and the storyline regarding Lolo and James’ mum was a little half-baked. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Racism, Gun violence, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Murder, Cancer, Medical content, Abandonment, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

Minor warnings for menstruation, loss of a loved one Moderate warning for explosion. Graphic warning for blackmail. 1 HP reference. Use of the ableist m-slur.

rai's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment

faduma's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Toxic friendship, Addiction, Abandonment, and Bullying