Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Something is Killing the Children Vol. 5 by James Tynion IV

7 reviews

swimfast724's review against another edition

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

4.0

This one was really good, too. Better than the previous one. My only complaint is that they could have given the readers more context on where and when this story started in comparison to the previous one. The entirety of the last volume was focused on Erica's origin, and then this

just jumped into a new monster case.

They didn't tell us how long after the previous case this is happening or where our if she even still in the order or not. It would've been better if they gave us more context in the beginning. 
It also would have been good to be told if the other series "House of Slaughter" was supposed to be read in between these volumes or after or before.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Torture, Cannibalism, and Injury/Injury detail

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

Definitely a better volume in the series, but not as good as the last volume.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty and Torture

kell_xavi's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Body horror, Torture, Murder, and Gore

robinks's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It’s been so long since I read the rest of this series, but this volume worked as a standalone. I’m excited to see more of these new characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, Child death, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Cursing

Minor: Alcohol, Torture, and Stalking

billyjepma's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was good! I liked the slower pace more than I thought I would—it lets the story lean into its comfortable procedural elements instead of racing toward the next action scene. The pacing of the first storyline was one of my bigger complaints, since it kept me from actually caring about anyone, so it’s nice to find that I’m already invested in this new cast of characters. The broader world building is fine, but I can’t say it’s hitting for me the way the way I want it to her. It feels very reminiscent of stuff I’ve seen before—there are plenty of examples, but John Wick springs to mind—and hasn’t differentiated itself enough to feel like an interesting twist on those ideas. The flashback volume showed promise, and definitely made Erica a character I have more interest in sticking with, so that’s great, and the supernatural stuff is as fucked up and fascinating as ever. But I do hope the shadowy organization of monster killers become more interesting, because I’m still blasé about it. 

But yeah, I still really liked the volume. Cool monster, Dell’edera’s art continues to improve (the sun-soaked landscapes are a welcome change of pace from the murky darkness of earlier outings), and I remain, as ever, a sucker for those small-town-on-the-brink-of-extinction vibes that Tynion is so good at using.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Pedophilia and Animal cruelty

thewellbitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Torture, and Child death

scottishvix's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Child death, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Homophobia