Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

80 reviews

noceur's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

boundforinfinity's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

A genuinely impressive book that surprised and excited me. 

Quincy's Final Girls are comprised of three, majorly smart victims. No not victims. Survivors. Quincy Carpenter, Lisa Milner and Samantha Boyd are standout, independent, strong female characters that thrill the reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Suicide, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gun violence, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

beccabarpel's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

Like it's ~fine. There was a twist at the end I didn't see coming. I enjoyed it for what it was, even though The Final Girl Support Group was tighter and had better pacing and, in general, understood its relationships better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content

fate_of_ansley's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Drug abuse, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Stalking, Suicide, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape

greatestheights's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars for this one. I'm on the fence because I did like so much about it, but I'm left feeling weirdly meh about the experience as a whole. I think the big twist was pretty satisfying, but I didn't like some of the red herrings getting there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Medical content, Violence, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief

ecn'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? It's complicated

3.0

Nothing really kept me drawn to this book other than the will to finish it. Not the worst but not great.
You can tell a man wrote it, which I think says enough about certain scenes and characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Blood, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicide

katsdaysarebooked's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? 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: Gore

theloveofwordss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Drug use, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Blood

allymegl'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? Yes

5.0

I legitimately could not stop reading this. I wanted to know what Quincy could not remember. I wanted to know who was Sam Boyd. I wanted to know who killed Lisa. I wanted to know if Jeff was bad. I wanted to know who had killed all of Quincy's friends. It was captivating and the twist really got me. I never thought it was that person. I never saw it coming. I was shocked and that's what I love about thrillers and mysteries. I love the surprise. The descriptions in the book did sometimes creep me out, which is exactly what you want in such a suspenseful book. I could picture it all. HIGHLY recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

sammymc's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Captures the feeling of a slasher movie while subverting a ton of familiar tropes.  Keeps you guessing and makes sure you never know what to believe.  I didn’t love all of the twists, but I also can’t say I saw them coming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, Suicide, Drug abuse, Blood, and Alcoholism