Reviews tagging 'Gore'

False Witness by Karin Slaughter

42 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, Gun violence, Bullying, Death of parent, and Dementia

turkeybby's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

autumnwhite's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

What a disturbing book lol. She really knows how to write disgusting things. I really enjoyed this and how dark it was, while also talking about important events and things like Covid, pedophilia, childhood abuse, and drug abuse. I really loved the sister relationships(she always does such a good job with it). I really liked how strong our female characters were. This did make me cry which I wasn’t expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Kidnapping, Gore, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, and Grief

mpargoff's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Death, and Gore

katrinareadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Addiction, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Gore and Death of parent

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Great hard-hitting thriller.  I stayed up too late to finish this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

This book is about violent crimes. If you are easily triggered, you probably shouldn't read this.

laynemandros's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Body horror, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Addiction, and Alcohol

charlotte_helen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Another fantastic thriller by Karin Slaughter. She never disappoints in creating gripping stories with lots of unexpected twists and hard hitting themes. This book is the type that you never want to put down. I like the writing style how it swaps between Leigh and Callie (the two main characters) in the present and flashbacks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

mermaidkatie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

Great writing that comes at you like a runaway freight train, likable heroines, but good lord the violence is graphic and horrible and I am going to have a hard time getting the images out of my head. So, be warned. It is really graphic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence