Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

7 reviews

vinceoftexas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve never been a book reader, because they’ve never kept me engaged. BUT this book was absolutely amazing. It kept me wanting to finish, once I started, I couldn’t stop. 
As terrible as the scenario is, this was a fantastic book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Violence, Gore, Drug use, Drug abuse, Bullying, Death, Cursing, Child death, and Child abuse

peyviz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed this book overall. My only complaint is it went on a little too long after the main storyline was over, the ending could have been shorter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Cancer, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Abandonment and War

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

Such a terrifying, yet fascinating premise for a book. This is a unique thriller and one that I won’t forget about anytime soon. The second half of the book drug on a little for me but once I understood why it was set up the way it was, the pace picked up again. It didn’t take me long to identify the bad guy once the second part of the book started but it was gratifying to be right in the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Confinement, Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

jgwags's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Gore, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Abortion, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Vomit, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

bookedandbusy's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? No

4.5

I enjoyed this one a lot. It hooked me from the start and while I predicted the plot twist, I really liked the book still! Would recommend if you like psychological thrillers.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Cancer, Stalking, Vomit, Violence, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

szpetot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence

dannybrown59's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

I really enjoyed this book and there were definitely some plot twists I wasn't expecting. I definitely thought things were going a little to smoothly for Rachel in the beginning considering what was going on but that changed a bit. It really makes you question exactly what you would do to save your loved ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Cancer, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol and Gore