Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

148 reviews

tinaxx2's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Murder

brennapatt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use and Gaslighting

sapphicpenguin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

Much more suspense/mystery than action/thriller. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as I did! I did often get mad at the main character, but I guess I'll give her a pass for the, y'know, slasher-movie trauma. The plot twists were well set up/thought out, and kept me guessing till the very end. I liked the subversion of movie tropes, plus the writing was very satisfying. Great nonlinear storytelling. A good all-in-an-afternoon read.  I guess I don't have the patience for too much mystery, though, as sometimes I just wished we could get to the next thing.

ACAB btw

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Vomit, Death, Grief, Blood, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Cancer, and Incest

_fallinglight_'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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Alcoholism, Murder, Drug use, Addiction, and Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

kermjordan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

First five star book of 2023! Loved every second of watching Quincy come into her own and piece together the details of that traumatic night in Pine Cottage. At no point did I know for sure whodunit, and I had trouble putting it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Addiction

fraise's review

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Drug use, Violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Gore, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide, and Vomit

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, and Death of parent

ramunepocky's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I really enjoyed this book, it certainly kept me on my toes with guessing what was going to happen next, I never knew I could be so wrong and so right simultaneously about what had happened, and what was going to happen. There were certain bits that lulled a bit, but I feel like that worked fairly well as a contrast to the fast paced bits and were equally important to the plot. I didnt particularly like any of the characters, or have any form of attachment to them, but it still interesting to see their development and see how their stories unravelled. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Infidelity, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

juliaa_929's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content

nexusgoblin's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

 Well, I guessed the most important part of this around 27% into the audio and spent the last two-thirds desperately hoping I was wrong bc I was getting incredibly annoyed by every single character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

breadwitchery's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Eating disorder, Blood, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Misogyny, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Fatphobia, Alcohol, Racism, and Cursing