Reviews tagging 'Gore'

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

68 reviews

xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

While I overall enjoyed the story, I don’t like it as much as the first one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Alcohol

chelbelle122's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

reedandright's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence, Rape, Blood, and Alcohol

2busyreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Mental illness

sarahweyand's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

 Thanks to Tor Nightfire and NetGalley for providing me an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and feedback are my own. 

T. Kingfisher has created a strange, creepy little world for herself in the Sworn Solider series in which she can do whatever weird and dark things she wants. And it works so well. This book is very different in premise than WHAT MOVES THE DEAD, but our group of odd, loveable characters helps connect this gap and drew me right into the premise of this story just as quick as the first book. This was a quick read that never felt dull, but still managed to improve on the relationships established in the first book. 

I do think the premise of WHAT MOVES THE DEAD was a little creepier to me than this plot, but I still really enjoyed myself and think I'll probably pick up a physical copy at some point, which is something I almost never do with ARCs. I really enjoy the intrigue of the worldbuilding and atmospheric elements of this series and I really hope Kingfisher continues with these episodic novellas. A hit, as usual!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and War

Moderate: Animal death

rhi_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Medical content, and War

justaddwater's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aobooba's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and War

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Gun violence

maresuju's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Gore, Blood, and War

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

This was ALMOST 5 stars for me. I love Kingfisher's unique and compelling writing style, and the unsettling atmospheres she can create. I also like that we get to see Alex's character again, I really hope this series continues! But this one had a slow start, and the ending was a bit underwelming.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Gore

Minor: Alcohol