Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

No Exit by Taylor Adams

9 reviews

savvyrosereads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Rating: 4.5/5 stars

College student Darby Thorne gets stranded in a rural rest area during a snowstorm—and then finds a young girl locked in a dog cage inside a van in the parking lot.

It took me YEARS to get to this book but I am so glad I finally did! I read it in a single day because I literally could not put it down. No Exit is a true thriller in every sense of the word—fast paced and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout. I also really loved the characters (even those I hated were rendered really well) and Darby in particular made for a kickass heroine.

My one quibble with this is that I anticipated more of a mystery element with big reveals and this isn’t really that kind of story. But if you want a super entertaining locked room drama and don’t mind a bit of gore, I highly recommend giving this a try.

Recommended to anyone, but especially if you like: high octane thrillers; locked room settings; crisis/survival plotlines

CW: Mentions of animal cruelty/death; kidnapping; mentions of child abuse and sexual abuse; trafficking; blood/murder/gore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Gun violence, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Dementia

uchihas's review

dark funny hopeful tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Alcoholism

Minor: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Animal death, Torture, Trafficking, Car accident, and Racism

violetbentbackwards1036's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcoholism, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Pedophilia, Medical content, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Animal death, Gore, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Gun violence, Murder, and Vomit

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Slavery, Trafficking, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Animal cruelty, Dementia, Animal death, and Car accident

reading_binosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Torture, Trafficking, Vomit, Racial slurs, and Terminal illness

allisonshewfelt's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

This is one of the best thrillers I've ever read. No exit really grabs you from the first chapter and does not let go. There was so many twists it was absolutely crazy and I loved every page of it. The synopsis really drew me in and I had no idea that it would go where it went. It was gruesome, unrelenting and very dark and violent. Our heroine, Darby, is one of the most badass main characters out there. She had no idea what she was capable of until she was pushed to her limit and damn was she capable of a lot. I wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes. Jay was also very clever for her age. 

It was very fast paced which I always love in thrillers. I love how Adams stretched the story, like how Darby would almost escape but then be caught again. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. It really just turned into a fight for survival and cat and mouse game. 

This is definitely making my top 10 of this year and I'm terrified of seeing the movie it's gonna be so violent. I expect pure chaos. There's so many things I'm never thinking about the same way like everytime I see door hinges, nail guns and jelly filled donuts I'm gonna internally scream

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

Moderate: Grief, Child abuse, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Trafficking, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Dementia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Vomit

emeraldelephant's review

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Car accident, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Racism, Death of parent, Dementia, Child abuse, and Ableism

kc1234's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

mostlyliterate's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Misogyny, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Torture

Minor: Ableism, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Vomit

i’m sorry but why did ashley kiss his brother on the mouth and then it was never addressed again at all