Reviews tagging 'Death'

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

64 reviews

camsara99's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

wenruxian's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Suicide

spookystag's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Antisemitism and Physical abuse

lilifane's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book was recommended to me because it is supposed to be similar to The Secret History. Most of the books compared to The Secret History are not at all similar to it, so I didn't have high hopes. But this book actually delivered. The academic part is not as present and mostly takes place at the beginning of the book and the plot focuses on two characters instead of a friends group, but the vibes are basically the same. 

I have very conflicting feelings about these characters, their toxic relationship and actions. But it was such a good read. I loved it and I hated it, and I was sad but also repulsed. It's complicated...  Also, not much is happening because you spend the whole book in one character's head basically, but I still couldn't put it down. Please look up trigger warnings before reading, though, because... uff! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

li_reading's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, Death, Blood, and Animal death

victorxvale's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

julesloyola's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

avaleigh123's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.25

what did I just read? I mean this in a good way though (sort of)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, and Death

foreverinastory's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 This was almost a dark romance... so close!

Rep: Achillen Jewish MC, rich achillean love interest, Jewish side character, Black side characters.

CWs: Alcohol consumption, animal death (MC collects butterflies), antisemitism, blood death, emotional abuse, gaslighting, homophobia, self harm (purposeful burns), sexual content including dominance, murder and planning of murder, toxic relationship, violence, mental illness (depression), bullying, grief, kidnapping, stalking, suicide, death of parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying, Grief, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide, and Death of parent

torimc's review

challenging tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Homophobia