Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Pestilence by Laura Thalassa

61 reviews

quirkykay's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

leahthesith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

When I first started reading, I didn’t think I was going to enjoy or finish it. However, I hit a point where it started to pull me in and I’m so glad it did. I loved the humor in the book and the characters were entertaining. I would definitely recommend reading! 

At the beginning of the book, I knew eventually Sara would have to end up with him. Although, while reading I just kept thinking, “how is she going to love him after doing this to her?” but when it hit the point that he put her on his horse and let her ride with him, I knew he was gone for her and that was how it started.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

luckycat13's review

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

The banter is on point. Just enough smut, but more about the relationship and world than that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Gore and Violence

lisashelves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Hate crime, Gore, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Genocide

Moderate: Sexual assault

hanschub's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Animal death, and Torture

Minor: Rape

mzquirk's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Animal death, Death, Violence, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing and Physical abuse

allyareads's review against another edition

1.0

To quote Alyssa Edwards “What the fuck is going on here on this day?” 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Gore, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Abandonment, and Death

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

Can definitely tell its the first book in the series as author is still finding her stride.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Abandonment, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Body horror, Death, Murder, Stalking, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Torture, and Trafficking

katiekeske's review

I had heard a lot about this, so thought I'd give it a try. It's first person and only the woman's POV (I prefer third person and dual POV.) 

I thought the premise was interesting, but as I continued reading, the actions of the characters didn't make a lot of sense. There's some real gore and terrible things done to each other, and yet the woman keeps thinking about how attractive the horseman is. I know the characters are supposed to eventually get together, but I can tell you right now that I would not be thinking about how attractive or kissable someone is after they shot me with arrows and dragged me behind a horse until my arm dislocated. If two characters are supposed to hate each other, I want them to actually hate each other. Not act petulant but really be attracted to the person. 

All that to say, I don't feel compelled to keep reading this. Maybe I'll come back to it someday if I'm in the right mood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcohol

cait_reads_stuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, and Pandemic/Epidemic