Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

2 reviews

vireogirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Islamophobia, Pedophilia, Murder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual violence, Suicide, War, Domestic abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Antisemitism, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Gore, Addiction, Cursing, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, and Pedophilia

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

This book series was recommended for readers who love Louise Penny's Inspector Armand Gamache books.  The Unquiet Dead did not disappoint.  The two main characters are fascinating and have plenty of secrets left to unravel.  The elements of war criminals, victims, and the United Nations' involvement in the Balkan genocide of the early 1990s had me researching for more information outside the book.  I'm ready to read more of this series (and the rest of Louise Penny's series.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Islamophobia, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Vomit, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Rape, Sexual content, War, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pedophilia