Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

None Shall Sleep by Ellie Marney

24 reviews

siren_of_the_stars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

It was absolutely incredible. Finished it in 3 hours because I just had to know what happens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

larabezzina's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the easiest five stars I have ever given to a book. The plot was amazing and included so many twists and turns I just did not see coming and the characters were incredible, especially Simon’s character was so complex and intricate. It’s also worth noting that though this book is set in the 80s, the setting is weaved so expertly into the story that the time period is not at the forefront of the story (unlike many other stories set then).  100% recommend this book to anyone who likes crime and serial killers, but also for fans of Karen M. McManus’s One of Us Is Lying, Silence of the Lambs, Mindhunter, the Sinner and any other book/movie/show in that same realm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cannibalism, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexism and Vomit

thereadingshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Murder, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death

caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Might bump the rating up or down with more time. I think the real target market for this book enjoys reading/listening/learning about serial killers much more than I do. The 1982 setting allowed me to accept the premise of the Killer Interview program and the participation of 18 year-olds in it a little more, and truly what shone for me was Emma and Mr. Bell.

ALSO, I don't read a lot of thrillers and YA thrillers especially are typically not my jam but this had a LOT of tension. I actually had to put it down for two days about 50 pages from the end because I was so afraid or what could happen on the next page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

Minor: Racism