Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Lock Every Door by Riley Sager

24 reviews

moxiereads's review against another edition

4.25

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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4.25 ✨ 

This certainly took some turns I wasn't expecting. I thought this was going in one direction and then it took a HARD left into something else entirely. I guessed one slight "twist" but then it was such a minor thing that it barely counted at all. 

Jules is a bit dense, but she does redeem herself by the end. I wish we had more of Bobbie, because she was a nice addition. 

Maybe skip this if you have medical trauma 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

bryceleeanne's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

kaleidopop's review against another edition

2.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This story has the promise of being an interesting page-turner, but it drags on for the first 3/4 of the book and the protagonist is incredibly annoying.  

The saving grace is that the book gets interesting in the last quarter of the book. Dylan Moore is also an incredible narrator. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Grief

miaetramontana's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

eliza_beth_23's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Sexual content

claire_reardon's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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My third book by Riley Sager and my third time debating my own logic against the paranormal and true crime. Super satisfying ending, especially for Rufus. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

smckat's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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After getting over the jarring pacing in the beginning, I could not put down the book. Parts of it were creepy, but I could see some twists that came later. However, the big twist was not seen.
I would say, if you like American Horror Story: Hotel, you might possibly like this book. It has similar vibes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

gabi_715's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting

rhgrimes's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

tabea1409's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism