Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

62 reviews

tinaperoni's review

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

I loved this book. Cassie and her relationship with her best friend Izzie, with the older man and Drummond was so interesting to listen and read. I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, with all of its twists and turns. Definitely recommend this book to all my sliding door fans!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

brittanylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

I enjoyed the concept of this book and the endless possibilities the magical books, specifically the book of doors, can create.  I was not a fan of the graphic descriptions of violence throughout the book and was not aware of them prior to reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Grief

leni_bxu's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Cancer, Gore, Gun violence, and Terminal illness

lee_bee_'s review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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? Yes

4.5

A great book for anyone who finds themselves on adventures between the pages of a beloved book. Sometimes difficult to extend my disbelief—but an altogether great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Violence

shesreadingagain_'s review

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Death of parent

silverhill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cancer, Grief, Stalking, and Gun violence

Minor: Racism, Vomit, and Dementia

littleclerk's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

jenabest's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

This was wild. The Book of Doors popped on and off my Most Anticipated List for 2024, not quite making my final 15, but there was a reason it was such a strong contender. This is a story of books and time travel and threats to the balance of good vs. evil. If you love magical realism and time travel paradox stories, this was an absolute rollercoaster. 

Except maybe it also should have a horror tag or a gore warning? I honestly was NOT prepared for some of the levels of ick based on the blurb and premise. 

p.s. Mr. Webber is an absolute gem

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Cancer

Minor: Dementia

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

The premise of this sounded extremely promising and right up my alley. There were pacing issues, plot twists that felt forced and it felt all over the place. 

The creation of the books especially was something that just didn’t make that much sense to me and from there on out I had a hard time continuing the read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Torture, and Body horror

ambermariebee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence