Reviews tagging 'Grief'

True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik

3 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

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

carrilee23's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Rape, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Murder, Kidnapping, Incest, and Emotional abuse