Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

8 reviews

persephone__'s review

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Blood, Physical abuse, Addiction, Death, Child death, Car accident, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, and Violence

killmoore_'s review

dark 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? Yes

5.0

This is one of the most gut wrenching books I have ever read. Just about every twist and turn absolutely wrecked me, and my heart broke for Annie with every chapter. 

I'd give anything to read it for the first time again, ngl. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

daria_morgendorffer's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Wow. This book was incredible. It grabbed my attention from the first page and didn’t let go until I read the last word. I’m sure I’ll think of this book in the days to come. 

I loved how the narrative was laid out  and how the characters were well-developed. 

I can’t wait to read more from this author. 

Also, make sure to check out the content warnings before reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Medical content, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Child death, Alcoholism, Death, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Torture

smixter88's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I can't use my normal rating scale for this book. It's extremely heavy and chock full of trigger warnings. It tosses them right in from the word go. I gave this book four stars because this author kept me until the very end. I was disgusted, sad, hopeful, and just sympathetic the entire time. It was a brutal read. I had a love/hate relationship with the ending, which is why I took one star away. I wanted Annie to have more closure. I thought she deserved more. I can't say I'd recommend this book to many people. Read at your own risk. If you have any trigger warnings, check them out, and don't take them lightly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Grief, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

hapikohw's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

 Gave it a 4 star review with a 5 star audio performance by the narrator. Was fast-paced, emotional and reminded me of a good version of a Lifetime movie. At the beginning, I was concerned with how I was going to take the protagonist, but by the end all I wanted to do was be there for her and never leave the story and her side. It also had a bittersweet ending, one of hurt, but also new beginnings and a journey for healing. The only thing is I don't think the retelling through therapy sessions did anything for this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Rape, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Violence

ekmook's review

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Misogyny, Child death, Torture, Stalking, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Confinement, Blood, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Violence, Sexual violence, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Car accident

autumnwhite's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

motherelectricity's review

dark slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Child abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders