Reviews tagging 'Death'

Dead Girls Walking by Sami Ellis

25 reviews

brealkr's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

This idea was really good but the writing let it down. The writing was ALL over the place and was not descriptive enough for the amount of characters/plot points that needed to be covered. I didn't feel an emotional connection to any of the characters or what they were going through

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

jasminedaria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Really enjoyed this read. Underneath all of the gore, there’s a story of girls sticking together to survive until the end. Would definitely recommend and will be reading more by the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

jalynn's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

ashalbe's review

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nibs_eb's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Vomit and Death of parent

Minor: Transphobia

bookcaptivated's review

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Slavery and Vomit

paronomaniac's review

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

This is a solid teen slasher book with some excellent plot twists. I really enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Vomit, and Stalking

honeymadison's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

toriwatson's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Vomit, and Death of parent

shereadytoread's review

dark emotional mysterious tense

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

3.25

If you want a slasher story, it definitely gives you those pieces and they are strong throughout. One of the biggest issues was the story not deciding if it wanted to be a slasher or something else until it was too late imo. I wanted to love this book more than I did. It is a strong debut, but could have used some polishing for me. I think this would be a divisive read. I think if it lands for you, you will LOVE it. Our main character is not a likeable girl at all. Understandably so when your dad is a serial killer and it has ruined your life. This book follows an entirely queer, black cast as they navigate a horror fun weekend gone terrible wrong. The individual girls have their own issues with one another on top of the main plot of Temple trying to figure out the mystery of her mother's death at her father's hands. 

Pros: 
- very strong slasher elements
- the gore and imagery is great 
- Strong character depth
- Lots of queer rep 
- excellent slasher body count

Cons: 
- overcomplicates itself with multiple reveals 
- the supernatural elements felt a little far off 
- the cast was too big (great for a body count but hard to keep track of) 
- some very convenient additions 

Disclaimer: I received a gifted ARC of this book from the publisher. A review was not required and all thoughts are my own.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent