Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron

61 reviews

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.0

Such an interesting and unique take on the fairytale.  I absolutely loved the plot twist near the end and how looking back it made a lot of sense.  There was a decent amount of queer representation with a lesbian MC, gay and queer secondary characters.  It’s a bit more angsty than I would normally read but I’m glad I read it and am happy to note the ending is a Happily Ever After… just a little more violent.  Though I will say after reading a few reviews it would have been interesting to have a chapter with Cinderella’s POV sprinkled in somewhere.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

luminareads's review

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexism

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

rainbowpridepin's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

robinsong's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

autumn_riley05's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Misogyny

Minor: Gore

lisa_marie24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, and Homophobia

sweetlikesadia's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Great take on Cinderella story, taking a darker route. The book includes modern topics like LGBTQ. I also sensed characters emotions.

I would have loved to see more detail like pov of what happened to different characters in certain situations. I also felt some scenes were rushed, unnecessary scenes were also added.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping

karcitis's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Excrement, Death of parent, Outing, and Classism

transpercy_'s review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

bookthief404's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

2.0

The beginning was certainly a little slow. 
I think the author probably wanted to get the initial world building out of the way quickly, as is common in fantasy books, however I really do think it was quite rushed. 
A main theme of the book was the oppression of women and extreme misogynistic practices, and though every way the author showed this is a reality for some in real life, it was laid on pretty heavily at the beginning to get the point across that this is A Bad Land and Not Good. I almost thought it was a bit much. 

The story really sets in when Sophia finally runs away and meets Constance, from there I can only say the story got better. I loved the whole concept. From a dictator who has manipulated his people for years to all the lies of Cindarellas story finally revealed I was enraptured. 
This book was hard hitting, especially when describing the disgusting treatment of girls. So this book definately deserved the happy ending it got.

All in all a strong story about bravery and standing up for what is right, however it certainly doesn't surpass 2 stars for me in terms of writing. I have given better books only 3 stars, so I'm afraid it doesn't deserve that level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore and Grief