Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Immortality: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz

35 reviews

sarahautry's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Gore

somewhat graphic descriptions of anatomy and body dismemberment

karen_lo's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

Good story, kept me entertained and trying to figure out what was going to happen. But it had a lot of inconsistencies that didn't let me believe the outcomes of the story. 
I liked the history side, though. I'm not a fan of historical fiction but this book and the Anatomy book really made me like it more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Abortion

kidprezident's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

I only gave this less than a 5 star because it got a little slow in the middle and I got frustrated with Hazel at some points. I did really love her though, I think she is an incredibly well-written protagonist and Jack is the sweetest. There were some ends that were left unresolved but I think it was meant to be that way. Overall, 100% worth the read and a fantastic follow up to Anatomy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Misogyny

gracescanlon's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Classism, Child death, Dementia, Gore, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual content, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Racism, and Lesbophobia

jen0788's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

Another brilliantly enjoyable book by Dana Swartz. A good conclusion to the first novel which continues to explore and expand on the themes brought by the first part. 
I felt it was not as well rounded a narrative as the first and a little superficial at points but still well worth a read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness and Chronic illness

priscillarobock's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Gore, Grief, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, Medical content, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence

sarah_royal04's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.0

I don't think this sequel was required. 

She should have ended up with Simon, Jack was kind of a jerk in this sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Gore

leer_libros_1111's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

It's considered a YA book, but I would suggest more geared towards an older teen crowd. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Mental illness, Death, and Medical content

rebeccap's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective

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

4.0

“Immortality: A Love Story” is the sequel to “Anatomy: A Love Story”. Even though I was approved to read the book prior to publication I didn’t get around to reading it until a year later. Therefore there was a gap in time between when I read the first book and the second book. This meant I had a little trouble remembering everything that happened in “Anatomy”. But, I got into “Immortality” within a few chapters. The story was interesting and I enjoyed the mixture of medical mystery, history and romance. It was low spice which I also appreciated. There is also a philosophical and political aspect to the story… it makes you think.  

All in all, I enjoyed this and would definitely recommend it to my friends. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Gore

skala's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Gore and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion