Reviews tagging 'Gore'

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danielaaii's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

mauvesoul's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Blood, Gore, Homophobia, Classism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Medical trauma, Medical content, Misogyny, and Lesbophobia

melitta's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Suicide, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia

patchy_at_best's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Lesbophobia

_egg_wash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Blood, Cursing, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Suicide

kcelena's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Chronic illness, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Murder

ereadkie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Child death, and Child abuse

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, and War

gottheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

“She missed death the first time it came for her, and she was ready—maybe even eager—for it here. For that last, final, ultimate hiding place, the darkness in which no one could ever find her.”

This was a pretty intense read! I really wanted something a bit spookier and I did get that from this book. I liked the Greek mythological themes, and the character growth. A lot of the book tells the backstory of the characters which I found quite interesting too. 
The story explores history and how choices from generations ago affect our lives and the lives of our families, and even strangers, for hundreds of years. That some traditions deserve to die. 
Definitely a great read and highly recommend for someone looking for something a bit darker (but not overwhelmingly so)!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Child death

Moderate: Suicide

albernikolauras's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a wild ride of a book where you follow a group of people who signed up for a hide and seek challenge at an amusement park for some money and potentially some fame.

Or is it?

The wild pace of this book was hard to keep with in a good way. However, I would definitely recommend physically reading the book. The book jumps between character points of view with little warning and it was hard to keep track of the large cast initially - although the cast shrank very quickly. The stakes of this book were constantly raised and it was tense til the end.

My main complaint with the book was the ending and just how abrupt it was. It was an explosive way to finish the book and you are left with fewer answers than I was expecting for a book of this kind. Overall, an enjoyable read that has some surprisingly good commentary of the value of people over wealth and some queerness that just existed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Gore, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, and Child abuse