Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Not Even Bones by Rebecca Schaeffer

14 reviews

k8_13_m's review against another edition

dark sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Medical trauma, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Child abuse, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Cursing and Drug use

unremi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

Just an easy read, however Not Even Bones has great imagery and perfect execution to enjoy the reading. I was captivated the entire story. Loved the short chapters as well. (8-10 pages a chapter)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Gore, Child abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Genocide, Cannibalism, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Comes in graphic novel version on WEBTOON! Also first book of a series

tanpopo's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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: Confinement, Medical content, Trafficking, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Addiction, and Animal death

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death, Gun violence, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Torture, Violence, Gore, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent

wynrii's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wow. This is a YA book? This is very graphic. I might just have a sensitive stomach but this book has such detailed descriptions of body horror that I have ever read. It’s also really dehumanizing in the content. Just oh my gosh it was so vile. 

The plot was very intriguing from the get go, and kept my attention all the way throughout. The first half of the book is literally 5 stars out of 5. It was just perfect in terms of storytelling and graphic-ness.

Where I think it looses its full 5 star rating is a little way more than half. It starts to become a tad bit repetitive. At some points, I questioned and even was a tad annoyed at some of the actions both characters made. The book leads you into thinking it will continue to explore different settings, yet our main character kept going back and fourth when I wanted the story to develop. It almost felt like the author was stalling for time. Again, a lot of it felt like filler but it’s manageable to get through.

By climax of the book, it picks up again. I enjoyed the plot twists the book gave and it made a great set up to tease the sequel. Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot, the writing style was easy to connect too. Even though I felt like throwing up at some points, the plot is so captivating it’s hard to put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Gun violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

noceur's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

i hadn't heard about this book before going into it but it was really good. I loved the characters and the world. It wasn't really disturbing to me but i have read other people's comments so i would suggest looking up the trigger warnings if you're interested. To be honest it's not really a speacial book like the writing and the world-building was pretty simple but it was fun to read and it kept me hooked, the story was interesting. Also that cliffhanger in the end, looking forward to the second book  :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Torture, Drug use, Medical trauma, and Cannibalism

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

r3ader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Trafficking, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal death, Drug use, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent, Stalking, Abandonment, and Child abuse

skylar_river's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Cannibalism, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Gun violence

aeori's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Torture, Addiction, Cannibalism, Death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse