Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

4 reviews

knit_the_resistance's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Everything about the book is gripping, upsetting, and unsettling... Until the last 4 paragraphs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Death, Blood, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Sexual violence

aine_murrayx's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Kidnapping, Torture, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Grief, Domestic abuse, Confinement, and Pedophilia

ciaram12's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, and Violence

nicmedia123's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gore and Sexual assault

Yes mental trauma and PTSD of the protagonist is a major part of this story and may be a trigger.