Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Last Word by Taylor Adams

70 reviews

veronikar'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.25

This book made me realize I'm not a dog person (sometimes) bc by the fourth near-miss with Laika I was so over it, I was rooting for her d3ath, ok. A dizzying, maybe overstayed story. It was a propulsive read but I didn't care much for Emma bc she felt too surface level and I was kinda annoyed by her. And there were a lot of cringe moments here: the author intruder being a neckbeard, alt-right, Andrew Tate listening, 4chan incel caricature; Taylor Adams describing Jules hair as "Karen haircut" (?), and the damn dog stuff that kept diminishing my enjoyment but it wasn't a terrible experience and it was sorta fun.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Sexism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infertility, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent

lilydoyle6's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

this was a WILD ride. every time you thought it was resolved it kept going and got crazier. the serial killer/main killer/writers were very michael meyers-esque. 

this book concept is GREAT. honestly, the thought that writing a 1 star review for a book can cause someone to hunt you down to kill you is chilling and makes me think twice...

but it was a thrilling ride, with great characterization, action, and motives. it was entertaining and you definitely kept reading to see wtf was going to happen. 

the audiobook was a nice touch with the other narrator for the male characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

crabcake28's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I read this expecting a lot after reading No Exit and I wasn’t disappointed. While it didn’t exactly have the mood I was hoping it would have, I still enjoyed it immensely. The book had me in shock, heart broken, cringing, and even laughing out loud at parts. I absolutely loved the back and forth between narrators and the realization that one of which was not in anyway reliable. Definitely the kind of book I’ll reread with a whole new perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Mass/school shootings, Child death, Alcoholism, Infertility, and Stalking

death of an infant child

attempted murder of a pet

smagzisreading's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty

kceemuller's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Gore

Minor: Child death and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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 

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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

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

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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

reahbee's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

THE DOG IS FINE. Lest anyone dnf for fear. No promises on any of the people.

This was so much more than the suspenseful, slasher-y book I thought I was getting into (though it was that too.) A master class on how to end a story, with plenty of twists to keep you guessing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Gore, Alcoholism, Sexism, Gun violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Infertility, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, and Physical abuse

child death

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car accident

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.

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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