Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

107 reviews

beccaand'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer and Blood

allisonplus's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Cancer and Rape

knrockwell's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

jgay0210's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

It can be hard to find a good "horror" story that let's you suspend reality. I loved the Setting, the development, and pace. The story does follow two timeliness, which can get a bit repetitive but I think the author handled this very well. I will definitely read the author again!

Charcter / Enviroment .75 stars

Plot/ Story  .75 stars 

Writting Style 1 star

Impact  .75 star

Recommend or reread? 1 star

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence

kermittuesday's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This book reminded me of the creepy stories I would read as a kid in that I wasn’t scared of the ghosts and it didn’t feel like a horror film where everything is tense. And that’s my sweet spot- creepy and spooky without feeling tense and scared. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

bree_of_the_woods's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and Rape

Minor: Gun violence and Death of parent

grunbean's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a well made and served slice of horror, with enough twists to keep the pace going up! I liked the feminist take on crime and its reporting/portrayal too. It added a lot to the connection to the characters for me.

Will definitely be on the lookout for more from this author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer and Car accident

nerdylari's review

dark medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

adeavila's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Death of parent