Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Fourth Monkey by J.D. Barker

24 reviews

loudonuts's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

there was a bit of what i call “marvel movie-esque” banter from the main cast that i could’ve gone without (as well as some dirty old man jokes that made me roll my eyes) but still an engaging, gruesome read. i’m looking forward to the next two books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Car accident, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Infidelity, and Gun violence

alykate's review

dark mysterious

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Alcohol, Medical content, and Cursing

lenteja_virtual's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Super addictive, very well writen. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

dar0822's review

dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishchaos's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was really good!! The plot twists were very clever, and the characters were interesting. The story was easy to follow and fast paced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

sherrflo's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, and Torture

eyebeereads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

agschultz's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The chapters alternate between story telling and reading a personal memoir of the serial killer.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Murder

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, War, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Pedophilia and Vomit

ehamlett's review

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Confinement, Death, Alcohol, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence