Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Clown in a Cornfield 2: Frendo Lives by Adam Cesare

14 reviews

elysianbud's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Begins with Scream VI vibes but then becomes a whole new thing of murder madness and scathing commentary. Very fun and riveting. 

I adore Jerri and I want only lovely, happy things for her...but also I want her in the next book so I guess terrible, awful things will have to happen to her again. Rooting for her! You go, little sister! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Body horror, Medical content, Gore, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Blood, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Homophobia and Transphobia

czoltak's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Police brutality, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Torture, Grief, Physical abuse, Medical content, Cursing, and Death of parent

Minor: Medical trauma and Mass/school shootings

laurenvoice's review against another edition

dark 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? No

4.5

Frendo Lives was a fun-filled gore-fest with many twists and turns!

However, the ending, the showdown, was a tad disappointing compared to the first book. It felt too rushed after the majority of the book was well-paced. Nonetheless, the final chapter left us with many questions and possibilities for the third book, and I am excited to see how that turns out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Transphobia

vixenreader's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

3.75

Not as thrilling or vicious as the first, but it is still an exceptional horror YA about fraudulent conspiracy theories, mob mentality, and the effects of using said lies to target disenfranchised victims. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Violence, Ableism, Cursing, Homophobia, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Medical content, and Police brutality

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Stalking, Torture, and Body horror

Minor: Vomit and Infidelity

Be warned that Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), relationship conflict, fraudulent and harmful conspiracy theories, and underaged drinking are explored in this book as well.

zosiablue's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I love these books SO MUCH. They're everything you want them to be - gory, slashy, funny, heroic, gay, vengeful, gorgeous. This one had hints of Jan 6th meets Inglourious Basterds, except, you know, with clowns. I am a devoted Clown in the Cornfield fan forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Bullying

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief

haleybre's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A slasher sequel is rarely as good as the original, yet here we are. 

You also can’t tell me that this wasn’t inspired by the January 6th insurrection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Car accident, Grief, and Cursing

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? No

4.25

I really enjoyed this book! It was as good or better than the first, as I'd hoped. And not as gory as I expected after the first book. It was unique for its mix of horror and social commentary and mystery, and the writing and tone were consistent throughout the story.

 I love Quinn & Rust’s friendship and caretaking of each other without the eye-rolling romance involved! I think Rust is a unique character, he's into weapons but only is them for self-defense and tries to do as little damage as possible. 

I would recommend the duology it's unique and enjoyable as well as thought-provoking. I think both horror fans and horror skeptics will enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Medical trauma, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Grief, Mental illness, Stalking, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gore, and Child death

Minor: Homophobia

soobooksalot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Clown In a Cornfield was a surprise favourite in last year's Spooky Season reading.
 So there was no hesitation to order Adam Cesare's sequel this year - Frendo Lives!
 It's one year after the massacre in Kettle Springs, at the hands of the masked Frendos.
 Quinn, Rust and Cole have tried to move on, but social media and conspiracy theory notoriety has questioned if they were victims or perpetrators of the tragedies.
 Meanwhile, Frendo is back. Just in time for Halloween. 
 Clowns In A Cornfield 1 and 2 are classed as YA but rest assured, they're not short on violence and chills.
 Fans of the first Cornfield - don't miss this one! Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail