Reviews tagging 'Blood'

True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik

11 reviews

lunababybat's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I'm not sure how to feel about this one. It was good, fine. But it felt like something was missing. To me, at least, it wasn't really splatterpunk. It was disturbing at first, but once the two siblings set off, it really didn't do much aside from a lot of introspection. Which is fine, but not what I was looking for in an extreme horror book. I can tell the author was trying to convey a message, but I'm not sure what it was by the end. Writing itself was fine, more character driven than anything, but it just was missing something. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

neverbpractical's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

heathersbooks100's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• 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, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Kidnapping

dee_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved this book so much. I found myself relating to some of the concepts that were mentioned when it comes to being a woman and it made me so emotional lol. This author writes very very well, and this is her first book? I'm amazed and so impressed. Would 100% read more books by this author. This was such a good book, definitely recommend anyone to read it. (If you're into this genre) 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

holbeckghyll's review against another edition

dark slow-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: Sexual content, Incest, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Murder

ayereads's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Blood

hmatteson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Gore, and Pedophilia

babydog420's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

3.5

A deeply cynical book about how the world breaks and remakes us, and what we think we deserve as a result. A fun read but one that left me wanting something more. Definitely recommend checking trigger warnings if that's something you do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Incest, Mental illness, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Blood, Child death, Dysphoria, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

gochasingrabbits's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, and Murder

karamelka_kar19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.0

This book is incredibly short and long at the same time. It's a story of abuse, rape and pain. The main character Suzy felt real in her struggle, not made up by someone in their cozy room at home. Beautiful and raw, wow. 

But..at the end I wasn't really connected to the story because the amount of violence constantly threw me off, it seemed more like a shiny accessory to the plot. Honestly, we could've gotten to the point of the story without half of it. Also...the marketing of this book? Why portray it as a true crime story? Doesn't make sense to me.

Not a bad book, probably just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol