Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

26 reviews

erinmichele_reads's review against another edition

dark tense

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Blood, Murder, and Death

Minor: Vomit

parkerknoll's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.25

Freaky as hell thanks 

A “genius” psychopath that doesn’t know antibiotics negate birth control…

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Gore

eviethebookworm'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? N/A

4.25

If you like Alice Feeney’s books, you’ll love this author! This particular novel reminds me of Rock, Paper, Scissors! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Pregnancy and Alcoholism

samantha914's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture, Genocide, Medical content, Stalking, Confinement, Gore, and Pregnancy

goldsbuc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Confinement

Minor: Sexual harassment, Vomit, Car accident, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Child death, and Alcohol

jessi_lou95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Death, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent, Alcohol, Confinement, Alcoholism, Torture, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

marissa_nancy_nicole's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Kidnapping

just_klaudia's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Violence, Pregnancy, Blood, and Toxic relationship

kaetlingrigsby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This book is full of twists and turns, one’s that make you say, “HOW DID I NOT SEE THIS COMING” then another, “omg DUH!” and then a “holy shit!” That’s the only way I can describe this book without giving away spoilers. If you’re on the fence about reading it, just do it. If you love glimpses into psychology and how the brain works, you’ll find yourself highlighting sentences like you’re in PSYCH101. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, Vomit, Abandonment, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Stalking, Torture, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

aoliv__25's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

The internet persuaded me to read this one, and I did so in 5 hours. Starting with the dislike, the actual writing style isn't particularly great; it's very simple, which makes it quick to get through but the actual text not particularly vibrant. This seems to be a common theme with thrillers; I wish they'd take time to develop their prose a bit more. But I am particularly picky. In terms of plot, for the first half I was sceptical, and mainly kept reading because I found the book frustrating.

I think the unreliable narrator became far too obvious far too quickly due to the absurdity of the situation.

Additionally, all the characters grated. I don't mind unlikeable, but it did also increase my reading speed as I just didn't really want to be hearing about them any more. Luckily, the plot evolved nicely and made it a worthy read in the end. I guessed several of the twists and made connections for a few more, but as someone who usually sees them all coming, having a few I didn't was a nice change. One of the better thriller's I've read recently. Not perfect, but entertaining.

It was also rather hilarious trying to take the "two can keep a secret..." Line seriously each time whilst hearing the PLL theme tune!

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death, Torture, Mental illness, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder