Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater

11 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, and Animal death

Moderate: Misogyny

bcvitalwrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, and Grief

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Violence

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

5.0

While this may have been an incredibly dark book, the bright beams of hopefulness shined through. Puck was admirable as she attempted to do everything within her power to save her family's house - even if it puts her in immense danger and could be the death of her. I also appreciate how Sean never resented the water horses for their nature and how that lead to the death of his father. He spent all of his efforts devoted to training and ensuring the safety of the water horses they brought into their facility. 

The dual POV was really nice and left the story feeling very balanced. I absolutely anticipate a re-read in the future. After reading so many of Maggie's other books I can't believe the horse girl in me didn't pull this off my TBR earlier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol

Like I mentioned in the review, this book is pretty dark. The water horses are carnivorous and predators. This leads to some very graphic injuries/gore from situations involving them.

starreddust's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death and Animal death

Moderate: Sexism, Animal cruelty, Ableism, Grief, Alcohol, Murder, Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Gore and Body horror

novelshire's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Animal death, Death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

kryan1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Animal cruelty

carys_ene's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

a horse gets injured and a character's boots are peed in as a way to humiliate them

e_flah'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

2020 thoughts:
I have read The Scorpio Races perhaps more than any other Stiefvater book and every single time, I get something new out of it. There is a palpable sense of mood in this book that make it one of the most immersive reading experiences I've ever had. Every single thing present in The Scorpio Races contributes to the bittersweet tone in a way that only Stiefvater can do.

This book is Stiefvater at her best (and I think she's pretty awesome). If you haven't read The Scorpio Races, I can't recommend it highly enough.

2015 Review:
After finishing The Scorpio Races this morning, I spent a while thinking of other books whose setting is so vivid that it becomes a living entity in my mind. I can't think of one. The island of Thisby exists more clearly to me than I ever thought a setting could. It moves from being the backdrop of a story, to being part of one. To me, this is Stiefvater's subtlest read. There is a clear conflict, but that seems less important than the relationships between the characters and this rocky island they call home. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to get swept up in a world distinctly different, yet also remarkably similar, to your own.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Gore

atamano's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent