Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Crave by Tracy Wolff

11 reviews

abby_can_read's review

mysterious

• 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

3.0

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This book was alright. There were  parts that I enjoyed and there were parts that I didn't like. It made me think of Twilight and I loved that book in high school. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and Murder

scarlett_f's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Death of parent, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Stalking

Minor: Car accident

becca_w_'s review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Medical content, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Toxic friendship, Confinement, Death, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Car accident, War, and Vomit

Minor: Genocide and Panic attacks/disorders

headinthepages's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Medical content, and Mental illness

zoeelora's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Car accident, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ix37lexi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Definitely entertaining but the writing seemed a bit juvenile at points and predictable. I will continue reading the series because it has kept me intrigued and reading despite those points.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Blood, Gore, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Car accident

honeybunchesofoats06's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, and Gore

frankenkath's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

ashleyvharris's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

A fun, romantic vampire story that feels inspired by some of the 2000’s most popular YA series, most obviously, Twilight.

The derivativeness of book 1 is crystal clear, but Wolff never tries to hide that or pretend otherwise. She embraces the role that Twilight has played in her writing by briefly mentioning the book and acknowledges its existence in the world she’s created. Although, I think the execution of this scene isn’t quite smooth enough, I recognize Wolf’s intention.

I enjoyed the characters in Book 1 a lot. Most of them felt well-defined and dynamic. Jaxon Vega clearly a stand out as the tortured anti-hero, the final and additional chapters from his perspective were wonderful and added extra dimension to his character and those particular scenes. 

Understanding this is Book 1 of a 4-book series, I couldn’t help but be a little frustrated with the ambiguity of some details. Wolff doesn’t dive into many specifics of how the supernaturals operate within the world she’s building which leaves a lot of gray area for readers. Other details,  like

Amka’s note for Flint in the library or Lia and Jackson’s altercation in the gazebo

, are described but never explained. 

Overall, the plot isn’t the strongest, but Wolf’s characters make up for much of it with witty dialogue and believable interactions. The real star here, much like in Twilight, is the love story. Grace and Jaxon have chemistry and tension for miles and it’s easy to root for them. I’m looking forward to what plot twists throw their course off track and how they find their way back to one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Genocide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, War, Murder, and Car accident

criticalbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Murder