Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

22 reviews

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

3.5 stars! ⭐️ 

Very very very spicy, quick, and easy read! 🌶️ 

A cool alternate universe twist on the wizard of oz! Thanks Jessica for the recommendation! I loved slowly trying to figure out who each character represented in the original story! 

The only issue I had with the book was that I didn’t necessarily like or agree with how it ended. But other than that it’s a very wild ride! 

Side note: Even though the entire story is completely based in Illinois, I 100% read this entire mobster book in my head as Buddy the Cake Boss would. Hoboken style BABY! 🍰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Addiction

oceancervantes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

I have read previous books by this author and really loved them, I really enjoyed Hooked due to the ability to take an already made, widely known and loved story and make it your own which is what lead me to read this. However, this book had no real connection to The Wizard of Oz apart from some of the characters names, it's a kind of Mafia x FBI Agent love story whereas i was kind of expecting at least a little fantasy. The book was OK which is the reason for 3 stars but not something I would really recommend. I felt the characters were a bit bland, there was no build up in relationship so even as a love story it was fairly disappointing. The ending was a little flat so if you are to read this then I would definitely recommend reading the epilogue you can find online or in the physical book (I read it on the kindle).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Violence, Gore, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

nightowlreader46's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Abandonment, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Cursing, Gore, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

noellelovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

 Content Warnings: sexual content, violence, gun violence, blood, gore, torture, murder, and death.
Mention of: abandonment, grief, loss of loved one[s], and addiction.

OMG this was, by far, my FAVORITE book of this series! I absolutely adored getting to know Nick and Evalina! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Torture, Gore, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, and Addiction

courtneyhunsicker's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

I liked this book because it was fast, the plot was interesting enough, and it got me out of a reading slump. I also liked how the badass villain of the story was a women, that was a fun twist from the normal “innocent girl meets bad boy” trope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Stalking, Gore, Abandonment, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Addiction

kiwij96's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Did I finish this book or did this book finish me? It's hard to say. I knew what I was signing up for having read Twisted a couple weeks back, but this was a whole other level of fucked up that I loved.

I'm not the biggest fan of The Wizard of Oz, so a couple of the references were maybe lost on me. The women in this were LETHAL and I am here for it. The sexual chemistry between Evie and Nick was honestly scorching, and those chapters were just 🥵🥵 I knew coming into this that this was going to have some spice, and I knew from the instance of there being drug cartels and gangs involved that there would be gun violence. Was I however expecting THAT gun play chapter though? Absolutely not.

Spice aside, the trauma was well written, the criminal side of things was detailed and dark, the torture scenes were heavy and gruesome for sure, and the twists and turns were just brilliant. I did not see most of them coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Violence, Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Murder, and Death

debontheinside's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Gore

art_books_chemistry's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Cursing

Moderate: Abandonment and Drug use

Minor: Addiction

__romancereader__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I liked this book a lot it did bore me real bad in the beginning and the middle but i ended up enjoying it at the ending i debated wether giving it a 3 or 4 star and i decided 4 stars was good it was a good book i loved the story i just think some parts were rushed and some were to slow but i love Evelina and Nicholas and so far in the never after series my opinion is i feel  
1 is Scarred and Twisted
2 is Hooked and
3 is Wretched 
I can’t wait to read the rest of the Series 😁😁😁😍😍😍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Torture

Not all content warnings are about the main characters some are and some are about the characters that come along in the book❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥😁😁

dgprus's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Toxic relationship, and Addiction