Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kill For Me Kill For You by Steve Cavanagh

35 reviews

jordynjohnson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

So I really did like this book. It was super twisty and I didn’t really predict many of the twists

(especially Billy being Ruth’s attacker)

but there were some parts of the plot that didn’t really make sense to me and seemed a little unrealistic and at times it did get a little confusing.

Probably the most unrealistic thing was Billy getting his contacts in and out so easily 🙈

Overall though it was a really good thriller! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

pomoevareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

What a thrill ride! I have been reading lots of character driven family stories lately (my go to genre) and needed a good thriller to give me a jump start. This one did the trick.

As the title implies, two people meet and agree to kill someone for the other. And then there is a hiccup that catches the breath of one of the characters and makes her see things differently. I won’t say more than that, just know that there are a few good twists, the pace is on point, and if you can let go of some less than realistic excitement and just fall into the fun, then this book will offer you a great escape.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Child death and Torture

dcrice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Really great story with twists I didn’t see coming. I think I would have liked it better if I read the book rather than listened. It was a bit confusing to follow at points with several characters and story arcs. And the narrator voicing different characters was rather irritating sometimes.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Child death

amareenicole11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW. What a twisty book! Addicting and fast paced, literally couldn't put it down. It had me intrigued the entire time. I felt so many emotions and this book had me questioning every little occurance. I didn't know what to believe but it was spectacularly done and well executed. Go read this one if you want a book with a TON of twists and red herrings!!!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Minor: Suicide

annab802's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence

jewelsbookopinions's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed how gripping this was, but I did feel wanting more for the ending. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Death, Grief, Mental illness, Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Cursing, Alcohol, and Bullying

Minor: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Torture, and Dementia

hannahda's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Child death

bettinab's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A very engrossing, fast-paced thriller I read on one long sitting. The story is layered, albeit a bit far-fetched, but nevertheless interesting and engaging. There are plenty of excellent twists and many caught me off guard. You definitely keep going, hoping to figure out what the hell is going on. The only part that didn't work for me is the ending. I saw the final twist coming, which per se is no big deal. But without giving anything away, that twist and the subsequent last few chapters felt unfinished on two dimensions. A couple of more chapters to tie up the story would have been needed. So while everything else worked for me and this was a great pageturner, the last 5% left me not quite satisfied. Still, fully recommend this read, the good reviews are well deserved.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and Mental illness

toadandsew's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Child death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Death, Infertility, and Medical content