Reviews tagging 'Gore'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

13 reviews

syazahaniss's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Suspenseful but pacing was on the slow side. I thought the revelations would be more on the plot twist types but the conclusion ended up being rather generic. The ending was also rather confusing - I get where the author was going but execution wasn’t that good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

mklulux's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

Truly one of the best thrillers I have read in a long time. The audio format compliments the book so well with the podcast format.
As much as I enjoyed the overall plot, characters, rhythm and ambiance I have to say the victim blaming of a 13 year old child and the glossing over of the husband’s pedophilia made me really uncomfortable and was probably unnecessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Excellent.  It keeps you guessing right until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Murder, Pedophilia, and Violence