Reviews tagging 'Gore'

In The Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland

32 reviews

bookish_hollyx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Sexual violence and Vomit

itisnatal's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, War, Suicide, and Infidelity

anniereads221's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Murder, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Gore, and Death of parent

drupelets's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed this read but honestly I would call this more of a NA book than YA book just given the demographic of the characters and also how graphic the scenes can get. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Grief, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, War, Confinement, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, and Physical abuse

Minor: Antisemitism

in chapter 31 a character says they "didn't know they were walking into a canal" (or something along those lines) & I think that Jewish readers may want a heads up because it was a pretty unexpected antisemitic phrasing?

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-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? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Violence, Slavery, Stalking, Body horror, Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Suicide, Xenophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Child abuse, Acephobia/Arophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Transphobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

insomnium995's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

mprincessjerica23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, and War

lelise's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

I expected more from this book. The writing was good and I enjoyed most of the characters and their dynamics. The representation was also good. The first 70% was good but then the last 30% was just not it. The plot twist was just random. 

I mean a vampire really?

 
It was never mentioned to be possible at all. The MC was annoying. She would say she needed to do something and do the exact opposite. The magic system was confusing the “world building” was just info dumping. 

Lydea getting upset at Rovan’s plan about going to Skyllea didn’t make sense. She got upset with Rovan for thinking this but none of them had a better plan. Skyllea was their best option, but she didn’t want to get married. Not to mention Bethea also was annoying during this chapter. She knew Rovan was being forced to be in the palace but was upset she didn’t come looking for her. Even when she know Rovan’s mother had died and after Rovan told her her father died. Not once did she ask if she was okay. It just seemed like they were written to be mad at Rovan to make her angry and start trying to fight everyone

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Many plans were made and none were executed. It felt pointless. Overall it just felt like everything was used to develop the plot and was annoying or repetitive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury