Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Electric Heir by Victoria Lee

4 reviews

basementofbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Confinement

gigglesag98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Toxic relationship, War, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Pedophilia, Addiction, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

theminnesotawitch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

The most wonderful book. Victoria Lee's writing breaks your heart for the characters. The world is fantastically crafted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Rape, and Sexual violence

peachani's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.75

The ending felt so rushed. It really could have used room to breathe and let us feel the full weight of the final action.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Rape, War, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Colonisation, Genocide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, and Murder

Minor: Chronic illness, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Terminal illness