Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Final Girls by Riley Sager

159 reviews

fallandfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Dez anos atrás a estudante universitária chamada Quincy Carpenter sobreviveu um massacre digno de filme de terror que matou seus 5 amigos e o assassino no final, a partir desse momento ela ficou conhecida como uma das 3 garotas finais. As outras duas garotas finais sendo Lisa que sobreviveu a o massacre na sua sororidade em que 9 jovens morreram pela mão de um homem que tinha desistido da faculdade e a Sam que lutou contra o homem do saco durante seu trabalho.
As três nunca se conheceram mesmo com a mídia desejando isso, e agora Quincy finalmente sente que possui sua vida nos trilho.
Honestamente eu nem lembro mais onde foi que eu descobri esse livro só sei que coloquei na lista de espera da biblioteca e fiquei esperando o melhor momento.
Eu fui sem expectativas realizar a leitura e mesmo assim me senti decepcionada com ela.
Eu lembro de terminar ele e pensar “serio mesmo que foi assim que terminou?”
Eu já tinha lido livros desse gênero muitas outras vezes e senti que autora criou expectativas em mim em momentos para logo após não ser nada e eu me senti completamente lezada por ela.

Um dos meus principais problemas com a leitura foi que a autora falou bastante mas não disse absolutamente nada de importante nos 50% do livro fazendo com que o plot twist final desse para mim uma sensação de que foi acelerado. 

A protagonista Quincy é uma mulher que ainda tem muitas marcas do que aconteceu com ela mas que tenta ser “normal” e “superado” o que aconteceu com ela e seus amigos quando na verdade não poderia estar mais afundada na sua dor.
A Sam foi uma personagem que eu tinha expectativa de ser interessante mas em alguns momentos eu me perguntei se ela tinha realmente algum objetivo além do caos.
O relacionamento entre a Quincy e o policial é uma das parte importantes do livro e eu estava realmente torcendo por eles no inicio e me sentindo culpada por isso.

Talvez a sensação que eu tive de arrastamento seja algo próprio mas pelas outras resenhas que li foi algo que incomodou outros leitores então fica a decisão do leitor essa aventura.
Tinha uma historia interessante quando começou a pegar o ritmo da escrita e os plots twists foram bons para algo tão de apressado.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

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: Violence, Blood, 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Blood

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

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

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

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

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, 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: Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

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

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, 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: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

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: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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: Violence and Blood