Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

24 reviews

vidotson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

lorit1227's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, Murder, Torture, and Violence

josiesprobablyreading's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Minor: Cancer

tanilian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was a great debut novel. The characters were well written and the plot made sense, I don't remember any plot-holes by the end. And for a man writing, this was so refreshingly not in the least male-gazey. No insta-love (technically) too!

There are, however, a few things I found a bit tedious. First and foremost, why the hell do characters insist on monologuing in the fights 90% of the time? Make the first move instead of trash-talking your opponent, for my mentality's sake please.

Also in the last confrontation scene, they decide to herd The Woman to the doorway to Nowhere <i>physically</i> instead of using the Book of Control, which was done absolutely to prolong the fight and find something for Izzy (so underused there) in the fight to do. The way the Woman became the evil villain, was a bit anticlimactic, but at least it was not because of rape like so many other male authors are wont to do.

There were a few pacing issues as well, when the plot became boring to follow, but they were course-corrected fast so not that big of a deal.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Cancer, and Dementia

laheath's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Wow! I know my words will not do justice to this book. I don't think I've ever been so impressed with a debut novel. Clear your schedule because you won't want to put it down! I don't read fantasy often, but the premise of a group of booklovers and a library of magical books captivated me. There's time travel and a battle between good and evil with characters who greatly value their relationships with friends and family. As far as the audiobook, the narrator was fantastic, seamlessly transitioning among the characters' accents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Murder, Violence, Cancer, Blood, and Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Cursing

nukie19's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Vomit

kimzeyk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

I loved the concept of this book, but the writing style was not for me; I almost put it down several times. The story was god at first, but once the

full capability of the Book of Doors was revealed, the story followed every time travel trope, eventually eating its own tail. 

 There were some plot holes, or maybe I was too busy rolling my eyes to pay attention.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mass/school shootings, and Mental illness

bookdrunkard78's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Death

eliza_beth_23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Grief, and Cancer

laurantor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Cancer, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, and Physical abuse