Reviews tagging 'Gore'

How to Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie

19 reviews

crose683's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Alcohol, Classism, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

capybooks's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, and Misogyny

fairy_internet's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Car accident, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Drug use, and Stalking

Minor: Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Suicide

esme_may's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

This was loads of fun! The murders were really inventive, and even though it seems a bit controversial from other opinions I've seen, I didn't mind the ending at all. I found Grace a bit frustrating and judgemental at times, and even though there's a reason why she sees the world the way she does, it made my reading experience a bit less enjoyable at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Ableism, and Biphobia

clairew97's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Pregnancy, Stalking, Terminal illness, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

bookworm89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is brilliant!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Eating disorder and Drug use

lydiaailis's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

I was gripped in the first half but found this plateaued. Was a bit laborious keeping up with events at times but did enjoy the plots and progression of the murders. Did find Grace relatable and funny but think the descriptions of the wealthy lifestyle were over the top at times. Slightly underwhelmed by the end but a good read regardless. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Grief, Gore, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Car accident, and Alcohol

jamieleepilk's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

aliceloyallaleon's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

The beginning and end were great, got a bit slow in the middle but loved the hilarious tone and the ending was unexpected

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship