Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

118 reviews

mrsmishler'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Suicidal thoughts

laurasalwaysreading's review

dark sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Stalking, Violence, Animal cruelty, Car accident, and Child death

cc_shelflove's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

We’ve all been there. A book that is soooooo fucking bad we can’t believe we actually finished it. We post our one-star rage reviews and we move along to the next, hopefully better, book. But what if the authors we hurt on the internet chose to seek revenge? This is what happens to Emma Carpenter. The Last Word’s pages are filled with darkness and horror. Unfortunately, like Adams’s Hairpin Bridge, this was a miss for me. I’m sorry, Taylor!!! Don’t come for me!! I have to be honest with my followers, and the fact is this—at times I was so bored of this book, I really didn’t care if the main character lived or died. I truly couldn’t wait to finish it so I could start another book. ☹️ I really loved the last chapter, though! I promise that I don’t think Taylor Adams is a bad author by any means, but based on his last two books I simply don’t think he is the author for me. Read for yourself and be the judge because as you know, our tastes can vary immensely from book to book. Reading is fun! 🤪

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infertility, Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Mass/school shootings

readuntilthelastpage's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Stalking, Infertility, and Violence

amberjackonski's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Animal cruelty, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Infertility and Child death

laurenlo29's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Animal cruelty, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Infertility, Car accident, Alcoholism, and Child death

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Yoooo this was such an out of pocket thriller. Once I got into it I was properly hooked. Something is keeping me from giving it 5 stars but to say anything about it would be too spoiler-y. It was pretty solid though and came with the "holy shit" moments that I expect from Taylor Adams after reading No Exit years ago.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Stalking

meagreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Miscarriage, Infertility, and Child death

ckschroeder's review

dark tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death and Car accident

anyepagan's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death