Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Only The Stains Remain by Ross Jeffery

9 reviews

c0rpsekat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

1.0

well written babbling with poorly written gore . incredibly repetitive in both plot, word usage, and self referencing .

i'm not a fan of books that say their own titles like a punchline, and this book did it literally countless times . i actually lost track of the times it said "only _____ remains"

parts of this book borderline on just graphic gorey CP , and every other aspect is just the main characters revenge porn drug out between regurgitated information

this is the second splatterpunk horror i've read and i personally think the desperate attempts to gather gasps from the reader gets to be a point where the actual artistry of being an author is removed . can and will it ever be both in this genre ?! not this time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child death, Animal cruelty, Suicide, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Torture, Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Car accident

killmoore_'s review

dark sad tense medium-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

3.5

Only the Stains Remain was heartbreaking and difficult to get through at points. However, I felt that there was something.. lacking. I'm not sure what, as we definitely don't need graphic depictions of what got us to when the story takes place, but I was left wanting more. Maybe I'm just desensitized 😂 The ending kind of snuck up on me as well - definitely not the ending a story of this caliber deserves. 

For that and the over use of the word "stinking", this was a 3.5 for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

missgrangerr's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

True horror. What happens to the protagonist throughout his life is a living nightmare. Although the details are sparse - you will be grateful - I still wished we saw more of his revenge. They deserved more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual content, Murder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cursing, Incest, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Body horror, Torture, and Alcohol

hapikohw's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

"They’ve monsterised the normal, and now I live in the abnormal."

3.5 I wanted longer, crueler revenges. But what was given was good enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Child abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Suicide

montsebens's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Alcohol, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Death, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Misogyny

hick's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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: Animal death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Incest, Torture, Grief, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Blood, and Physical abuse

stephaniemm95's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Death, Torture, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Child death

j_reads_nightmares's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Incest, Death of parent, and Alcohol

evie95's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Violence, Suicide, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence