Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

116 reviews

wronglibrarycard's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Pedophilia, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

florence143's review

dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Le rebondissement à la fin du roman a été brillamment exécuté, et le style d'écriture s'adapte facilement à l'intrigue. Les personnages sont mémorables et leur histoire est intégrée au roman d'une manière qui progresse agréablement.  (Le personnage principal de "The Silent Patient" a également été incorporé dans l'histoire, ce que j'ai trouvé très agréable).

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The twist at the end of the novel was brilliantly executed, and the writing style flowed easily with the plot. The characters were memorable, and their backstories were woven into the novel in a way that progressed nicely.  (Also the main character from "The Silent Patient" was incorporated into the story, which I found to be a sweet touch.)
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Blood, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Drug use

iloponis's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

mixed feelings but overall i liked it. it was more of a murder mystery than i thought. kind of slow but also not? idk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Gore

readingwithtrey's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

3.0

I went back and forth between 2 and 3 stars. Let me start by saying that I really enjoyed The Silent Patient. It was, in my opinion, an excellent debut novel. I had such high hopes for this one but it was just not it.

The story is pretty fast paced which I like, and it started off so promising. Mariana wasn’t my favorite, but eventually I got used to her. The part that really bugged me is that the culprit was given away pretty early on and I was like “what the? That can’t be right.” It seemed so odd to make the culprit so obvious so early in the story. I kept reading to see how everything went down and not only was I right in my assumption, but the way the story ended was completely pulled out of thin air. The ending was insane in a bad way and super rushed. 

I will definitely be reading more of his books, but this one just really fell flat for me. I settled on 3 stars because it was a page turner, and I don’t regret reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Infertility, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

melisat00's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Death of parent, Child abuse, Misogyny, Death, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Suicide attempt

chutinett's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gore

layla_reads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

i did like this but why does mariana have zero reaction to anything 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Murder, Incest, Pedophilia, Gore, Infidelity, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt

fanchera's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Death

Minor: Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

belleden's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

Only slightly more tolerable than The Silent Patient. I gave it a quarter-star higher rating because this book was much less confusing. Michaelides sets up fascinating premises but just once I want him to write a real twist instead of a “gotcha!” moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault