Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

6 reviews

_sydneydiaz's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

I would give this book 10 stars if I could. The plot build up, the twists and turns were absolutely insane. Out of the three, this book was the most tense and I could not put it down. The end of the trilogy was written very well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

I reread the Mara Dyer trilogy on a whim, mostly because it was a series that I adored when I was twelve. While I did not enjoy the books nearly as much now as I did then, I still valued what the books did for me as an adolescent who faced some of the same things (though not nearly to as extreme of a degree) as Mara. While a mature perspective reveals the books to be more often than not a problematic romanticization of many kinds of mental illness and a fetishization of trauma, I come away with gratitude that Mara Dyer existed during a time when I did not have the emotional vocabulary to describe my experiences. 

Please mind the trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Rape, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Suicide, Gore, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Miscarriage and Infertility

violetvulptex's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body horror, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide attempt, Torture, Abortion, Kidnapping, Rape, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Racism, Vomit, Dementia, Fatphobia, Suicide, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bananapie123's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, and Self harm

gemstixs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

the plot 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 i mean that in a good way. this was CRAZY.
i didn’t like it as much as the last one (i don’t like separation and i missed noah) and it brought back some of the writing from the first book i didn’t like. but i was THOROUGHLY entertained!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

butterfliesonmybookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence

Minor: Abortion