Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Risk by S.T. Abby

163 reviews

gotbrie's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

rereading these now i've explored the dark romance subgenre more and honestly,

logan's a wet blanket, i'm only here for lana.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gore, and Murder

gphemsley's review

dark funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Confinement

Minor: Vomit and Car accident

fizzieee's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Devoured this one. It’s very short and digestible, but check trigger warnings for content that may be triggering. If you’re not into serial killers or descriptions of murder a la Mindhunter/Criminal Minds, this one might not be for you.

Slightly misleading based on the cover, this has fairly mild spice - 🌶️🌶️ out of 5.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Confinement, Sexual assault, Blood, Torture, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

arock1013's review

tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Homophobia

hellodebbies's review

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

THE CLIFFHANGER??? 

This book is phenomenal and there's only 134 pages 😭 I loved the characters and their relationship. Lana is perfect. I love how she decided to take revenge on the people who wronged her. Logan is so sweet and he is so smitten for Lana that it is so adorable. 
For all my swifties, Lana is reputation coded and Logan is Lover coded 👀
I am in love with the idea of a serial killer and an FBI agent falling in love... AND THE FACT HE IS LOOKING INTO HER CASE IS BDKQBSJS 
Can't wait to read the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Body horror, Homophobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Vomit, Child death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident

vendy_kha's review

challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book reads itself... I read it in one sitting, which is something I rarely get to do. It's shorter, the writing is flowy, the theme is intriguing - albeit I highly recommend reading trigger warnings before going into this tale because you won't be able to stop reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Torture, Sexual violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Violence

Trigger warnings!!!

harleyqueen's review

dark funny mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

A woman falls for an fbi agent but little does he know she is the serial killer he is trying to track down. With a hidden identity she thinks her true self can't be found but when logans worker figures the truth of her identity what will happen next?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Murder

natashareadsbooks's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh my goodness. Why did I wait so long to pick up this series? 

I love CM Owens Wild Ones series, & I love the Dark Side series by her pen name Kristy Cumning- but I have been hesitant to read this series for years now. 

But I loved it. 

The Risk follows Lana, a girl who is out seeking revenge on all those who have left her for dead. The ones she is after never sees her coming until it's too late. And Logan, the guy she may be falling for- who also just happens to be an FBI agent. 

I love Lana. She may have went through hell when she was younger, but she's back stronger then ever & out seeking revenge on those who have wronged her. 

And I loved this book. I can't believe I have put off reading it for so long. They are short, quick reads but sooo good, and are perfect fall reads. It's the perfect combination of dark but fun.. And I cannot wait to read the next one to find out what happens next. 
5⭐ out of 5⭐. 
2🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, and Rape

bergha1998's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was interesting, I liked the premise. I don’t know, I was hoping it would be spicier. And honestly too much gore for me. That’s why I won’t be continuing the series. 

Dark Romance, Hidden Identites, 1 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Violence, Gore, Cursing, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Sexual harassment, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Vomit

adhdreader77's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

usually female serial killer books lose their potential but this one did nottt disappoint. the philosophical and psychological annotations w comparisons between mc, the revenge killer who had control over her sanity and rage and ur average serial killer whos j hungry for power was stimulating in a way that theres hardly any option to side w the law

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Child death, Murder, Blood, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Torture, and Medical trauma