Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

87 reviews

laurenhannah217's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.5

This book took me all over the place, and I loved it. Not too long, not too short, plenty of twists. I saw a lot of myself in Emma and I had a few visceral reactions. Highly recommend if you’re in a reading slump. Will be reading Adams’ No Exit asap 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, Grief, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Violence, Miscarriage, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Infertility

Minor: Car accident and Cursing

thereadingnook's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

eujenia_m's review

dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gun violence, Death, Child death, Grief, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood and Vomit

kaylasbewks's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.0

cawpile ,, 6.14

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Child death

missgrangerr's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

I adore Taylor Adams. Having read most of his books, this one I have to admit isn't my favorite but it is still very well told and plotted. Fans of Adams who are looking for gore, violence, and cat and mouse games will be happy with this read.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Gore, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Self harm

braxtond08's review

mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Gun violence, Grief, Addiction, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

Minor: Infertility

collslovett's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Death, and Mental illness

tanvi45's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Child death

Minor: Infertility and Mental illness

alexisgarcia's review

mysterious 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? Yes

2.0

i am so disappointed by this… and before i explain why, the irony of writing a negative review on a book thats plot centers around an author  hunting down a reader for leaving a bad review, is not lost on me. 

i absolutely loved No Exit by this author so i thought this had to be good.  i think the premise is super interesting and different, but it fell short. while this was definitely tense and action-packed, it was almost too much. there was an absurd amount of twists and turns that weren’t executed well. it felt like the authors gun ran out of bullets so they just started throwing rocks. these twists were predictable while also feeling so unnecessary and overdone. also the ending??? what kind of hallmark/lifetime movie did this turn into at the end?

*slight spoiler**** 

also, if you’re an author and you’re writing a mystery or thriller and it is based around one of the main “villains” having a mental illness, just don’t???? this heavily perpetuates mental health stereotypes and stigmas, which simply aren’t true. this is so played out and just downright harmful and inaccurate. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Infertility, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

_alyssabrown's review

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Child death, Cursing, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail