Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Haunting by Natasha Preston

7 reviews

pink_princess_24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Child abuse, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Torture, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Kidnapping, and Cursing

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Racism, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Bullying, and Hate crime

brighta's review against another edition

3.75

i really like these types of books but i think a little more hints of who the killer is would have been better.

when you find out it’s like well duh but i did like the fact that Omar was involved cuz that part made it more shocking.

the book was pretty fast paced and i liked that cuz it like constantly keeps you in your toes while reading. i definitely did not enjoy the ending though.

the massive cliffhanger bugs me and i hate when books do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood

greatexpectations77's review

dark mysterious 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? No

2.75

I really wanted to like this book because I thought the plot was really interesting. But it didn't work.  The characters were really sarcastic and unperturbed that their friends were truly dropping like flies. There's a dead person found in the first 3% of the audiobook, before there's any time to settle in or get connected to any characters or really care about anyone. There could have been much more developing of characterizations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Bullying, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Gun violence

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Death, Murder, and Toxic relationship

savbatt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

This book is an absolute must. This took me out of my reading slump. It gives me scream vibes, so if you like the scream movies then this perfect for you. Betrayal, Romance 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, and Murder

lola218_'s review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder