Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Killman Creek by Rachel Caine

5 reviews

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Gore, Pedophilia, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Boot the dog does not die but is injured by a man.

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Cursing, Gore, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Confinement, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal cruelty, Trafficking, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

greatestheights's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

Phewwww this was a rough one, and not an easy read (though I couldn't stop). It's a testament to the author that I pushed through one of my least favorite plot devices because I had to know what happened, and cared so much about the outcome. Excellent writing, pacing, characterization, and imagery (as horrifying as it was). 4.25 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The second installment of this series was pretty good, although wasn't as much of a page turner as the first.  There were some tense moments and the ending was satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty

nakias_hideaway's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Pedophilia