Reviews tagging 'Death'

Near the Bone by Christina Henry

58 reviews

inkwithimagination's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Decent read. You can feel the atmosphere and creepiness that has been written in this story. It's a very fast read, making you feel on the edge of your seat with all that chasing scenes, and you can easily finish this book in one sitting. I wish we could get a little more insight about the monster and where it came from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping and Miscarriage

nichole_renee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Blood, and Death

aparker89's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Ahhh! Ms Henry has done it again! Damn! I'm shook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Trafficking

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infertility, Murder, Death of parent, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Sexism

liliana92's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

the restless nights I had dreaming that I was being chased. This book was INTENSE. 
I was very pleasantly surprised by this one. Mattie's development, the intense emotions I felt from fear to pity to sadness to fear again. It was very well written. 
I think the only thing I would change was C.P.'s seemingly lack of depth and the somewhat unsatisfactory end. There was a little something missing. Maybe C.P. could have been killed too haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death

cyris_reads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Gaslighting, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Violence, Slavery, Rape, Miscarriage, and Domestic abuse

darquedreamer'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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, and Rape

nadiajohnsonbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death, Trafficking, Infertility, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Rape and Blood

ronja234's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Death

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Pregnancy

eva_rebolledo's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed it until I reached about 80% of the book. It's a good story with good writing. And still, there are just so many things left unanswered, and I'm not saying that every aspect or plot of a story should always be explained, but there were so many missed opportunities here; for once, the origin of the creature or

the fact that C.P. doesn't remember Heather being mentioned on the news.

There were a couple of disappointing events, too, 'cause, seriously, what was the point of the creature ripping C.P.'s arm? In my opinion, it didn't add a single relevant aspect to the story. Also, the creature taking away Griffin and Jen when they were the ones who cared the most about Mattie/Samantha? I don't dislike C.P., but I think the story would have been more interesting if we had a group of people helping Samatha instead of just being back to having two characters to focus on.

In other words, the story is good, but the ending is just... pretty meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Death of parent, and Child death

mandi_lea's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence