Reviews tagging 'Blood'

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones

13 reviews

alyssa2012's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

3.5

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mass/school shootings, Classism, Cursing, Police brutality, Stalking, Alcohol, Hate crime, Abandonment, Violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

Great book. Wish the dialogue of the black characters weren't so blatantly stereotypical. It sounded like they wanted the black characters to sound like they were from the 70's and 80's. There was an overuse of slang language to sound "hip" and "relevant" and to make sure the readers knew the characters were black. As if all black people speak like that. It was off putting.

itsjadenbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely blew through this on audio. I grabbed the book at a little free library and wow, I am glad I did. This was pretty hard to listen to, but I really loved the story and the characters. What an interesting a reflective look on the way two people’s paths can cross at the wrong time, making a small thing right.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, Racism, Police brutality, and Gun violence

Moderate: Classism and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Hate crime, and Blood

tita_loves_literature's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Blood

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Classism, Racism, and Grief

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

sweetsanchia's review

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Police brutality

readingbooksinisrael's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Blood

bgirl1214's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Blood

mandalacb19's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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? Yes

3.75

This was an overall great book - but not a book that changed my life. Not a book that I'll read again. It was simply good- something I enjoyed but wasn't salivating to read. I enjoyed the track element of the story and I liked how this duel-perspective was written. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Racism

angietheace's review

challenging tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Gun violence

Minor: Blood