Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune

5 reviews

erikagibson126's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Grief, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Murder, Death of parent, and Infidelity

Minor: Car accident and Animal death

diana_raquel's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.75

“The first time you share tea, you are a stranger. The second time you share tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share tea, you become family.”

T.J. Klune is rapidly becoming one of my favorite authors. I loved this story! I didn't know what to expect from this story but I wasn't expecting a deep story about life, death, grief, and change. However, at the same time, I should be expecting a deep story. In every book that I have read by this author, there is always some deepness to the story. 

The characters are interesting, well-written, and well-developed. I really loved them and the fact that the cast is diverse (with good representation), which is always a good point in my book. However, the only reason that I have for not giving a 5-star rating to this book is that I think that the pacing is a little unbalanced. I think that there are some places in the story where the pacing became faster than it should. But, overall, is a solid narrative.

I strongly recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Murder, Child death, Animal death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Suicide

Minor: Gore, Cursing, Confinement, and Abandonment

stampest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Child death

Minor: Gore, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Racism, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Violence

starsnstitchin's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-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: Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Bullying, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Stalking, Suicide, Animal death, Child death, and Death

laurenkimoto's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

3.75

 This review is almost entirely based on me having read The House in the Cerulean Sea first (so if you have not read it I, please do not continue reading as there will be mild spoilers). 

Did I enjoy this book? Yes. Did it make me feel like I need to re-evaluate my life and what it means to show kindness and have an impact on those around you? Hell yes. Did this book remind me of The Good Place? Yes, Season 2 and 3 especially. Do I feel like Hugo and Arthur, and Wallace and Linus are the same characters, different fonts? Mostly, but I still enjoyed the characters. 

On a completely unrelated note why are the supposedly menacing characters in T J Klune’s books children/are depicted as children? (I’m looking at you Manager and Anti-Christ)

 

WHY WOULD YOU HAVE THE DOG DIE TWICE?? That emotionally destroyed me. I was not prepared for the ghost dog to “die” and learn how the ghost dog became a ghost in the first place. Wow it’s always the dead dogs that get me. THE DOG IS NOT ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK ERGO THE DOG SHOULD NOT DIE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Car accident, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Mental illness, and Self harm