Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

62 reviews

hannaashaffer's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

i enjoyed the story more than i enjoyed the authors storytelling. definitely a page turner but i dont know…i had my qualms 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Torture

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book overall. My only complaint is it went on a little too long after the main storyline was over, the ending could have been shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Abandonment and War

devowynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Gun violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Murder

nikmahie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great concept. The way it was written made it easy to follow. The plot wasn’t very exciting, as I already had a hunch pretty early on. But nevertheless a great read.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

peace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Such a terrifying, yet fascinating premise for a book. This is a unique thriller and one that I won’t forget about anytime soon. The second half of the book drug on a little for me but once I understood why it was set up the way it was, the pace picked up again. It didn’t take me long to identify the bad guy once the second part of the book started but it was gratifying to be right in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jgwags's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This was super fast paced and a fun time. It’s a really interesting concept that kept me on the edge of my seat. I didn’t love the last 150 pages because of the direction it took, but it was still thrilling. I liked the characters and I liked the romance what can I say. Also the fact that this had 77 chapters made me happy( if you know you know). If you want a fast paced entertaining thriller I would recommend this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

alba_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Holy sh*t this is one tense, heart pumping, nail biting ride. When the adrenaline stops coursing through my veins, I'll try to sit down and write a proper review....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts