Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

26 reviews

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.75

Not as thrilling or vicious as the first, but it is still an exceptional horror YA about fraudulent conspiracy theories, mob mentality, and the effects of using said lies to target disenfranchised victims. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Torture, and Body horror

Minor: Vomit and Infidelity

Be warned that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), relationship conflict, fraudulent and harmful conspiracy theories, and underaged drinking are explored in this book as well.

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I love these books SO MUCH. They're everything you want them to be - gory, slashy, funny, heroic, gay, vengeful, gorgeous. This one had hints of Jan 6th meets Inglourious Basterds, except, you know, with clowns. I am a devoted Clown in the Cornfield fan forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying

disnelyse's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief

haleybre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A slasher sequel is rarely as good as the original, yet here we are. 

You also can’t tell me that this wasn’t inspired by the January 6th insurrection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, and Cursing

jrharris's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Murder, and Gore

Pre-ordered this back in August but only just now got around to reading it! Frendo is back, baby! But in what way? It’s a year after the Baypen Massacre in Kettle Springs and our heroes Quinn, Rust, and Cole are attempting to move on with their lives. However, when Quinn and her father are attacked on Halloween night in two separate places, it reveals a sinister plan based on conspiracies and extremist internet commentary. Overall, I really enjoyed this sequel! Adam portrays internet commentary so well it’s unsettling. It’s a great portrayal on how extreme people get online. Tragedies can happen and there are people who will accuse the survivors of it not happening/or it not being the real story(honestly, similar to some real life tragedies that have happened in the last couple of years). I really felt for our heroes in the book who have to continue life and going through the motions while having to deal with this type of commentary and conspiracies about them. I’m not gonna lie Rust and Cole’s relationship was a little frustrating to read at some points. While it’s clear they care about each other, it almost feels like they’re just staying together because they’re trauma bonded now. Cole is starting to become a little bit unlikeable. However, it’s great to have Quinn again as a character and the ending of this book with her is so so satisfying and badass. I do think the pacing of this book a little slow. With it being a slasher, i really wanted the action to happen a little bit quicker but when the action DOES happen, it’s extremely satisfying. I think this book as a whole is a great sequel to the original. The plot is fresh, with themes relevant to social commentary today and kills in this are wild. I can’t wait for Clown in a Cornfield 3!

ridleyreadsthings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Violence

chloebear21's review against another edition

sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It was as good or better than the first, as I'd hoped. And not as gory as I expected after the first book. It was unique for its mix of horror and social commentary and mystery, and the writing and tone were consistent throughout the story.

 I love Quinn & Rust’s friendship and caretaking of each other without the eye-rolling romance involved! I think Rust is a unique character, he's into weapons but only is them for self-defense and tries to do as little damage as possible. 

I would recommend the duology it's unique and enjoyable as well as thought-provoking. I think both horror fans and horror skeptics will enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia

mamawantsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Stalking, Death, Alcohol, and Alcoholism