Reviews tagging 'War'

Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay

4 reviews

trashcanmoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Rape, and War

refrejarator's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Felt much more readable than the first book. Still uses lots of alliteration. Dexter comes across as funny instead of just annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

flixx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and War

byrix's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Torture, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Blood, Kidnapping, and War