Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

67 reviews

ariajb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

antidietleah's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

k8lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amethystperidot's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

refiningfirefox's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

Felt slow at the start but by the end I really enjoyed the book. Solid twists once the reveals start coming. Great mystery!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage and Violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

Sexual assualt is depicted through a separate character hearing bed creeking. It is not depicted in a graphic manner.

ericaco0's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

4.5

I found it a bit predictable but not the least bit entertaining or suspenseful. I was hooked and ready to see the connection between the characters mentioned. The pain they went through was brutal, and I felt like I was living it with them. Vivid and imaginative writing and true emotional connections. It was a good book that was hard to put down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Terminal illness, and Vomit

pamshenanigans's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A promising book that kinda fell short towards the end. I was pretty interested and engrossed in the story given that it was told in different timelines and from different POVs. From the beginning, I wanted to know more about what really happened and how it all connected in the end. But somehow, even the main character broke… “character”? And I hate when that happens just for the sake of furthering the plot or serving a plot twist.

One of the things I liked about this book, though, is the audiobook narration!

Trigger/Content Warnings: Violence, Murder, Abuse, Kidnapping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

2.5

This was a straightforward, quick read. I would have loved a lot more of the events from 2000, with the investigation, but after a certain point we didn't get any more of that which I thought was too bad.

I was sucked right into this one! But would have liked another layer of complexity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Kidnapping