Reviews tagging 'Blood'

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

105 reviews

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Blood, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Drug use

dweeks417's review

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

This was such a satisfying revenge thriller! I loved the narrative structure and learning the different connections between the characters. Very fast-paced, switching between two POVs and relatively short chapters with tense endings kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

katikins's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A little slow to start, but once the ball got rolling I couldn’t put it down!  An academic, sapphic Dexter. Incredible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Gaslighting

flutelover32's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

alyssamhartley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Wow wow wow! I loved this book more than I ever thought I would! I have always been a lover of thriller and this hit the spot. It was exciting, mysterious, tense, dark, and so much more. This is also the first queer thriller book I have read which I loved because I am always trying to find more queer books! I could not recommend this book enough! These characters were so interesting and there was so much going on with so many unexpected twists and turns, I was constantly being surprised. The main character is an epic girlboss and I love getting to be in her thoughts throughout the story. Just read this book!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, and Murder

ari_there_yet's review

dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Blood, and Gore

unicornpng's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was so good!!! I honestly didn't want to put this book down, by the last half I was completely hooked, gasping and screaming at every big twist and turn!

I was also pleasantly surprised by how much Sapphic Longing there was,

and I'm so happy the girlies get a happy ending! I mean, fucked up sure, but happy! This is definitely one of the few pieces of media in the 'Good For Her' genre where I actually do feel like it is a good ending for the protag LOL.

All in all this was a great read from start to finish!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, and Sexual content

The story follows a serial killer. The deaths aren't gratuitously detailed, but they are described vs. fade-to-black.

wwsimon93's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

whatrobynsreading's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

HOLY SHIT
WHAT
WOW
One sentence summary: I support women’s rights and I especially support women’s wrongs.
This is the best thriller I have read in a while MY GOD!!!! I absolutely loved this. I think my reading slump ruined it from being a 5⭐️ which is so unfortunate. It dragged a teeny bit in the middle but otherwise it was perfection. I loved how it didn’t follow the classic formula and it was like nothing I have ever read before! Definetly picking up more from this author!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Suicide, Stalking, Death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

baileyanabella's review against another edition

dark 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

4.0

I really enjoyed this! It was a quick, easy thriller but had me shocked at SO many page turns. Could hardly put it down after the twist. The bisexual vigilante mankiller story we deserve!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment