Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca

19 reviews

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Murder

creatureof_nature's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

1.0

Boring, messy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, Car accident, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child death, and Child abuse

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Violence, Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Alcohol

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Car accident, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Body horror, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Drug use, and Animal death

addythebookbat's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, Torture, Cannibalism, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Abandonment, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Car accident, Alcohol, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Death of parent

readingwithbritney's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I went into this book completely blind, and I'm glad I did! I was so entertained by this. There's 2 stories within the novella, and some poetry as well. I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's not super violent or gory, but it does have a ton of suspense, and a few moments that sent chills down my spine. I would highly recommend this book to people that like psychological horror. I don't want to give much away, because I truly feel like everyone should go in blind on this one!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Murder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Gore, Alcohol, Body horror, and Violence

candoreads's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Holy shit. No, like literally holy shit. This book is disturbing but in a good way? I read it in one sitting and I can't imagine reading it in multiple sittings. This book is unsettling. It's not even the murder or the thoughts of the main character that are unsettling, what really got me was the book within the book. That premise and idea unsettled me so much. I was unexpectedly unsettled but the book within the book. Bravo and congrats I may never read this again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

mirnda's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A book that demands to be reread as soon as you've finished it. The plot slithers in a delightfully disturbing circle, and the series of reveals near the end are perfectly foreshadowed in a way that hit my brain's dopamine button over and over. I've been devouring LaRocca's work over the past couple weeks, and this is my favorite so far.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Cancer, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

chloseencounter's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was my second novel by Eric LaRocca and I was pleasantly surprised by it. I had read Things Have Gotten Worse Since we Last Spoke previously and didn’t really care for it but I picked this one up regardless just because I love the cover, I was pleased to have really enjoyed it. You’ve Lost a lot of Blood was a collection of poems, transcribed audio recordings, and journal entries written by a serial killer, intertwined with a short storycalled “You’ve Lost a lot of Blood.” The short story was easily my favorite part, I enjoyed that bit so much that the rest was just icing on the cake. This book was weird and different though I can definitely understand why it maybe would not be your cup of tea if you’re looking for something with a more concrete plot. As someone who reads a lot of horror, I always love to pick up something unexpected, so if you’re looking for a story unlike anything you’ve read before with some stunning visuals and gnarly body horror, I think you’d enjoy this. I personally had such a fun time reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Murder