Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark

8 reviews

beckyremillard's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Self harm, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

mlouise2974's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Stalking, Self harm, Torture, and Sexual assault

lillyrb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

I don’t think I can give this book a standard star rating of any kind, which doesn’t mean it’s a particularly bad or good book i’m just not quite sure how to feel about this.

I read this book because I didn’t know what to read next and a trusted reviewer (any book i’ve read after their recommendation has been great) really loves this book. Disclaimer, I did not know what I was getting myself into. I’ve never read a dark romance before and I really was not prepared. The beginning made me really quite uncomfortable. However, Sophie Lark’s writing style is incredible and the way she details the thoughts and feelings of the main characters is simply fascinating. Ultimately, I decided to read the whole thing because I enjoyed the writing, was taken with the psychological implications (?) of the main characters and I really really wanted to know what other people see in this book. 

I didn’t not enjoy the book but I also didn’t like it in the way I usually enjoy reading books. It’s certainly a gripping read and the characters and writing are intriguing but overall the book not something I could describe as liking. I will read the second book because, again, I kind of need to know what other people are seeing in this and how the story develops, but I don’t think I can rate this book in any comprehensive way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Self harm, Suicide, Rape, Misogyny, and Abandonment

baileyt2424's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Self harm, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Death, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Blood

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Self harm, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Minor: Classism, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Misogyny, and Vomit

leslielikesliterature's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Vomit

kathrinellis's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

To me, the writing style was mediocre. The story itself contained more gore than expected. I am still going to read the second book to see whether I like the ending.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit

moffett_caroline's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

i’m not entirely sure what i just read. im not entirely sure i enjoyed it. i know i was entertained.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death, Sexual violence, Vomit, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

the two mc are very… interesting. the guy is arguable unlikable idk how i feel tbh - i’m going to read the second one though