Reviews tagging 'Murder'

We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

40 reviews

dancingyoshi's review

dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Car accident, Blood, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

amandadelbrocco's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

2.0

This was my least favorite of his books so far... I didn't think the writing was very strong and I think it relied too much on metal references.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Cursing, Gore, Addiction, Murder, Misogyny, Violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Confinement, Alcohol, and Car accident

kry_yang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

holy fuck what just happened???????? gorey and surreal and insane and i’m not sure if i would recommend this book to anyone but holy fuck did the story keep me hooked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Torture, Blood, and Death

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

bugaboobear's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Violence, Confinement, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Drug use, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Car accident, Child death, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

poetsofsweetpea's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Grady Hendrix has clever ideas.  This book had a few of them and a couple of tense, scary moments.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Drug use, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

lotoblanco's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Torture, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Murder, Stalking, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

raybudbury's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

Audiobook’d. Loved the gravelly-ness of the narrator’s voice. 

Think this is my favourite Grady Hendrix book so far. I like that his main characters tend to be unlikeable, believable older women.  I also really enjoyed the gore scene because my face was like 😮 while listening to it happen.

I do think the book had too many bad guy speeches in it but nitpicking really

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, and Murder

tripinmidair's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? N/A

4.75

This book is genuinely scary. I couldn't wrap my head around how a book with this basis could be a horror and I kept thinking this until the first horror scene. From then on, everything is terrifying. Can't wait to read more of his works! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Suicide, and Death

taylormoore's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent