Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Bad Tourists by Caro Carver

4 reviews

geckotigerwolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness

gwenswoons's review against another edition

2.0

dark 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: Yes

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Very (only) okay. My enjoyment of this book definitely suffered from my reading it right after The Chain by Adrian McKinty, which I thought was just so thrilling and weird and surprising and brilliant. This is NOT that; it’s not any of those things. The writing is basic and ordinary, the character growth or development nonexistent, et al. I think the most egregious is that there’s no point of view, no POINT, about why this story even exists or what a thriller is there to do — somehow it’s just gory to be gory, and the people are just gross and awful bc they’re gross and awful. And I guess I feel that even in genre fiction there should be some kind of point or perspective or any attempt at making something interesting and not totally formulaic and blasé. But this doesn’t. As I write I realize I need to switch this star rating from a 3 to a 2, haha. It’s okay — I finished it, it didn’t like mortally offend me. But it is totally unremarkable in every way and I will forget every detail in the next 48 hours, I think.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

dblue236's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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If I'm being honest, three and a half stars might be a more accurate rating, but I decided to bump it up a bit because while it wasn't terribly unique, it was a lot of fun. I don't know that I'd be able to define any big standouts about the story a year from now, but I enjoyed it in the moment and sometimes that's all I need out of an ensemble murder mystery. It definitely didn't move any mountains or leave a lasting impression, but it was fun while it lasted and it held my interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol

lauren_lovestoread's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia