Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

No Exit by Taylor Adams

75 reviews

bombalurina's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book reads like a Liam Neeson movie. Once the action begins, it is rapid fire quick and the dialogue crackles with menacing suspense. The cliffhanger chapter endings beg you to push on even if it is 1am on a work night…you know you won’t sleep until you find out what happens next. Taylor Adams ratchets up the tension like the best of them a la Stephen King. In fact it if I didn’t know better, it felt like I was reading an earlier novel by Mr. King (the emphasis on “earlier”) 

Darby, the reluctant heroine of this book proves to be both resourceful and badass. In the course of this fateful eight hours she grows from an angsty college student with a chip on her shoulder to a pragmatic and selfless guardian to young Jay. 

The novel’s intent is to entertain and it delivers on that intent.  It was a creepy and fun ride with copious amounts of snow, which in my opinion ALWAYS ratchets up the anxiety and foreboding to the Nth degree (think The Shining). 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Gun violence, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse and Grief

jjxssx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

ellisofia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Pedophilia, and Police brutality

zianna_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lucimolri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Madre mía, como me he gozado este libro! Intrigadísima de principio a fin, me ha gustado muchísimo! El set up, los personajes, los plot twist… cuando sospechas de algo, la autora viene y te pone otra idea en mente para luego volver a darle la vuelta a la tortilla. Da gusto leer algo de misterio cortito y que te enganche tanto que no quieras dejar de leerlo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

spookytaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Trafficking, and Gaslighting

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, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

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

gritsgritsgrits's review

adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cancer

x3melly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racial slurs

lauramparis's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol