Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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91 reviews

roniboi's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I began reading the book and almost dropped it. I was introduced to fourteen characters and I cared for none of them. Nor did I care for the way they were portrayed. Even after finishing, I am iffy about if I liked how the characters were written. At first, I was thrown off by how it was narrated. It felt like the author was trying to sprinkle exposition in for these characters when I couldn't care less about. Later, this same narrative tool became more effective as it focused in on the remaining characters, not all 14. Some characters you were clearly supposed to feel for, but I could not given how little time they had to expand those feelings. I resented that the book kept telling me how I was supposed to feel about these characters, only to feel that way about them. Just a little. I liked it much better when it was smaller groups. I cared enough about them and I felt for them. It wasn't perfect, but I appreciate what it had to say and the way it chose to say it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Suicide, Murder, and Death

royalgreen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I read this in like two days, and stayed up way too late the first day (do NOT recommend, not with this creepy book).

I don't read thrillers or horror normally, but I heard good things about this book and author, as well as seeing it on a sapphic book rec list. 

The relationship is very minor, very shared trauma bonding lol. 

I liked all the characters despite how many there are. I have watched a lot of competition shows in my life, so it did have that vibe of a large group, and then seeing snapshot videos of each competitor's background so you sympathize with them. Personally I didn't have any trouble keeping track of everyone.

This book gave me serious anxiety haha. I feel like it delivered on that thriller aspect. I never felt like it was slow or that I could put it down. I really sped through this book because it was unputdownable.

The only issue I have is the ending because it felt wildly abrupt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Blood, and Violence

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Murder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, and Child death

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Body horror

Minor: Lesbophobia and Murder

telliot's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

glittery_gastly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book kept me on the edge of my toes as I couldn't figure out the twists that happened. Besides being a little on the slow-medium pace side, I enjoyed it even if it took me forever to finish it. One scene broke my heart and I had to have a moment to recover.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, and Suicide

tragicdramatic23's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

fuathling's review against another edition

dark lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I had fun reading this but it just felt a little lacking for me. I really like my horror grotesque and descriptive and this just didn’t have it. I felt like some punches were pulled, and had it been longer I think it had solid bones for a really good story. It’s still great, and I think it would make a fun horror film. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Gore

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I Hated all the characters, they didn't have any personality except for the stereotypes.
None of the characters had any chemistry with eachother.
The ending sucked.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Animal death, Death, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Self harm, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Murder, and Child death

jaimc's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Classism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: War, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, and Lesbophobia