Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

20 reviews

saccm4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying and Body horror

Minor: Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Car accident

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Disturbing, riveting, intense. Loved it, it made me paranoid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gaslighting, Confinement, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty

sophhh_m's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. I’m excited to read the next chapter. 
I did not see the

connection with Sam

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping

faithsbookreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was really predictable & confusing. There were so many “attempted” plot twists that just kind of fell short & when the true antagonist was revealed, it was a little underwhelming. I think the plot is really good in theory but wasn’t a fan of how everything was executed. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Stalking, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, and Kidnapping

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

greenclovers75's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Stalking, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Kidnapping and Medical trauma

lissar749's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Body horror, Torture, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Bullying, Cannibalism, Car accident, Gun violence, and Stalking

jspelman14's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I feel like 2.75 is very harsh, it's just that I was expecting this thriller to be darker and more entertaining and it was just a huge letdown. There wasn't much thrill or suspense throughout the book; I just found myself trudging along most of it. Don't get me wrong I felt the portrayal of a woman's resilience and a mother's desire to protect her kids was wonderfully depicted. And I found her need for running and surviving to be very plausible. However, I was just so bored the whole time. Also, for a character that's always on the edge about trusting she was very eager to trust a guy just because he fixed her roof and treats her kids well. 

I saw the twist with Mr. Cade a mile away.

  I understand why others make it like this book, but this isn't what I seek when reading thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Body horror, and Blood

baisles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Really enjoyable read, but with such a small cast of characters it was kind of easy to guess who the bad guy was going to be. I can’t say I was surprised by any of the “twists” in the final act but it was still a great time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Stalking, and Torture