Reviews tagging 'Child death'

You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron

58 reviews

thissagreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.75

I almost DNF’d this book TWICE. Because unfortunately this was a weak story even though it has really solid potential… I knew it would be “campy” but I feel like there was something missing in the dialogue- like the words were falling flat, and things were still unexplained by the end of the book. Additionally, there was a lack of character background and development which made it hard to get invested. I hardly remembered who was who in the friend group, and the descriptions were SPARSE.

the weird ass “owl” Group by elitist white people, was never explained in depth, and we don’t know who started the group, or why. It was trying to copy something like the Illuminati but the author rushed the end, and left chunks of the story out. I like that Charity in the end gets resurrected by her girlfriend who was the only survivor, but there was still so much that could’ve been added and less stuff in the beginning.

Last thing to mention …I’m not a fan of a rushed ending, but at least this was a quick enough read. LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Violence

ghostlyprince's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

chellyfishing's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

More of a cult folk horror than a slasher, and with a messy narrative structure, a cast of likeable teens with strong friendships, twists that I genuinely did not see coming, and visceral horror and gore made up for the book’s shortcomings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, and Police brutality

There is also police negligence, ritualistic sacrifice, weaponry, horror movie spoilers and bodies hidden in lakes.

lovelynovellas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Gore, and Murder

erikagibson126's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

axel_p's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tey_lynn's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

winter_loves_cookies's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Murder