Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

14 reviews

writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

basicbookstagrammer's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Death of parent, Murder, Child abuse, Gore, Bullying, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

tiff_reads_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-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: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

gholdreith's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I did not love this one. I don’t prefer paranormal activity in mysteries and this one I really didn’t enjoy it, it felt like a very obtuse plot device. I like mysteries for the puzzle and the paranormal activity just felt like a way to get explanations in. 
This book is 100% plot driven. The characters all have trauma, and some even show growth but they are very two dimensional. The plot is not especially complex or compelling, it’s just withholding of information and drives the reader to continue out of a dearth of information rather than a compelling story. I kept waiting for it to get interesting  and for the next reveal to be complex but I was never satisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder