Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Wo das Dunkel schläft by Maggie Stiefvater

32 reviews

wallflovver's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

there was so much i forgot about this book from my first time reading, it felt so excitingly new to me!  

raven king truly does feel like a great end to this series that i adore, filled with magical realism and characters im sooo attached to

my heart was torn open by the last few chapters, despite knowing what to expect lol

"he slid quietly from time" 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, and Blood

kayanoelle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I just stayed up till 1am to finish this book and I have to get up at 4am:))
I regret nothing! I liked how this book was more explicit in the nightmare scenes, I was totally creeped out several times. I LOVE the characters, I can't believe their story is over.
For me personally, this last book didn't quite live up to its potential. I enjoyed the writing style but towards the end it became a little repetitive. Some of the newly introduced characters were irrelevant to the overall story (in my opinion) and instead of those chapters I would've liked more Noah content or the friend group. That's just personal preferences tho.
Overall, it's a good book!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent

edonnel's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

THE RAVEN KING is EXACTLY what I wanted for the conclusion to this series. If you're looking for a good comparison, this series is the better, book version of Stranger Things. I am a sucker for found family and this series has delivered without fail, even though the end of this book nearly tore my heart out. If you're a fan of the urban gothic or southern cryptids, this series is a must read, just make sure you start with the first book or you'll be very confused. I would love a series with a young Maura someday, I need more Calla and the 300 Fox Way gang screen time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

This book contains no graphic sex or sexual abuse but there is a lot of nightmare content- mostly surrounding dreamed or imagined gore but some of the bloody stuff is very real and very descriptive. If you could handle the Netflix show Stranger Things, this is comparable to the gore in that show.

imds's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Murder, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Kidnapping

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

This book was a fucking amazing read. I am still in shock and it makes me want to reread the entire series I'm just stunned by how beautiful this was. No words, just go read it and experience the magic of it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

a_ira's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

emmac005's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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 thought that this was a good conclusion to The Raven Cycle. I loved the writing style, and the main characters were so well developed. However, I think there were too many characters that weren’t necessary for the plot, which meant the plot was a bit slow in places or some parts of the book didn’t really feel that connected to the whole story of the series. I did find that a part of the ending was a bit disappointing, but I can understand why Maggie Stiefvater chose to write the ending that way. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Murder

jenarae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? Yes

5.0

This series was really lovely to read.  All the characters were written well, with details that brought them to life more and more with each chapter.  The plot was good and I really enjoyed the writing style.  In the re-read though I’m kinda disappointed there isn’t more, the ending just wasn’t as satisfying as I remember it.  The ending of this book isn’t bad it just feels like there could have been more, either way I loved this series and it’s definitely a comfort to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kriti's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Death