Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Thirteen by Steve Cavanagh

11 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Classism, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Torture

ramblingreader65's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was INCREDIBLE! Every time I thought I had figured out the twist, I was wrong. Love that in a thriller. This has a very criminal minds vibe!

I didn't realize this was book 4 in a series but it was easy to jump in and understand the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Death, and Blood

emmagalt's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, and Outing

siniandi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Within the thriller category, this is one of the best there is right now. It is fast paced and really engaging; one of those books you read within two days, because you can't really bring yourself to stop reading. The plot was developed quite well and I didn't see the final twists coming at all! The book fails the Bechtel test, but those looking for a tense thriller with good entertainment value will be happy with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Violence, Torture, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Gore, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Rape

that_bookworm_guy's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

I didn't realise this was book 4, but honestly, it didn't seem to matter too much. I picked up the character fairly quickly and it made me want to read the previous books. 

I enjoyed this story, I've never read a book like this. The murderer in on the Jury which sounds like you know who they are and what they do, but it does take a while for the story to unwrap completely, keeping you gripped. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Murder, Addiction, and Gore

Minor: Rape

bookthief's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

This book follows a clever serial killer in the act of murder and in trial. There’s a plot twist of the killer being on the jury, but will the infamous Eddie Flynn find him before it’s too late. This book is intense and graphical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, and Self harm

_terah_hansen_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Rape

that_art_monster's review

dark emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Abandonment

krainacker's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

scarlett_kay's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism