Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn

37 reviews

nika_nix's review

dark 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? No

3.0

This was a pretty basic creature feature slasher and it was fine. I found myself dozing off often becuse it got pretty repetitive and I really did not give a shit about these characters and their stupid drama.

I did like a little addition of bonus scenes at the beginning of certain chapters where random new characters were getting killed by these creatures, it was a fun and original festure, even though it didn't really serve any purpose.

The entire book actually had no purpose, which is fine, not every book has to, but nothing really gripped me and I think I'd enjoy this much more if it were a movie.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

vivajayne's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Minor: Vomit and Animal death

c0rpsekat's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

spooky cryptids hunting emotionally damaged friends in a snowy landscape? sounds like a perfect winter horror read . short , fast paced , tense , and frigid . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Pregnancy, and Body horror

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Gun violence

mandilyn4's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

toastrats's review

adventurous dark 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? Yes

2.5

Ania Ahlborn has beautiful, vivid writing and knows how to turn your stomach in the gore moments. It's a fun creature feature that is very reminiscent of Until Dawn (although I realize the book predates the release of the game), so if you want something a little mindless with a high death toll and scary monsters, this is the book.

I think the characters were very unlikable and the way April's story and writing were handled was disappointing. The ending wasn't particularly satisfying and had me feeling frustrated with the decisions of the cast. The emotional weight of some of the big moments failed to land because I just didn't really care about these characters. 

Also, you can tell the author really likes the phrase "set his teeth on edge". 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

aedoran08's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Cursing

Moderate: Animal death and Death

judassilver's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Pregnancy, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Car accident and Misogyny

siobhanward's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

 I find horror with unlikable characters to be a challenge and this was no exception. Ahlborn's monsters were great - jumping right into the plot in the first chapter and the terrifying descriptions of the monsters were great and pulled me in. However, our cast of characters were so whiny and so annoying that I found myself just waiting for them to be eaten so that they could stop talking. It was a great set up for the book, but things went downhill for me when I found myself rooting for the monsters... 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

postmortem's review

dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

marlo22's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail