Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

71 reviews

mrsreads1's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child death

jamie_rich's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Gore, Alcoholism, Infertility, Child death, Violence, Blood, Suicide, Death, Abandonment, Stalking, Torture, Car accident, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

steed17's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Blood and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Bullying, Grief, Infertility, Child death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

ashhearddwrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Stalking, Murder, Blood, and Gore

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Animal cruelty, Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

trysarahtops's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Stalking, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Gore, Death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Eating disorder, Infertility, Murder, Stalking, Grief, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Death

aileron's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Animal death and Infertility

Minor: Alcoholism and Mass/school shootings

katebrownreads's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Alcoholism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Infertility, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

justacatandabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Emma Carpenter and her dog, Laika, are living alone in a beach house on the Washington coast--hiding from the past. Emma spends her days walking the beach and devouring books on her Kindle. When she reads a terrible horror novel by H.G. Kane, she leaves a one-star review that causes the author to respond, dragging Emma into a rude online argument. Then weird incidents happen at her house. Is it just a coincidence, or is Emma in real danger? 

I pick up each Taylor Adams book with a bit of trepidation as his books can genuinely freak me out and also stress me out! This one was no different. There's one setting--a perfectly done isolated beach house. Emma has but one neighbor, an older drunk named Deek. With so few characters, we easily become attached to her and, of course, her dog, Laika. Laika (aka "the space dog") was certainly the star of the show (and the cause of undue stress as I worried frantically if she would survive). 

THE LAST WORD goes by at a frantic pace. It's terrifying and increasingly gruesome and bloody. It did indeed creep me out! My main issue was that I predicted a lot of this plot. Still, it did not diminish much of my enjoyment of this crazy, wild ride. 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher, William Morrow, in return for an unbiased review. 

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Content Warnings

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