Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Hunted by Darcy Coates

25 reviews

ksamaine95's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

First Horror read. Not quite 5 stars only because I’m a horror film fanatic and this didn’t quite match up to my expectations. But 10/10 would recommend to get into horror. Excited to read more 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Violence, Gore, and Vomit

natsirt_was_taken's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

honorfodder's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

An easy read horror/thriller with a bit of crime drama. The story follows along with 2-3 groups as they uncover the mystery of Eileen’s  disappearance. The beginning was a tad slow, but the suspense ramped up further into the book.

Pros:
-easy read
-suspenseful scenarios
-great build up of clues to the finale
Cons:
-short chapters jumping from each protagonist make things disorienting when things ramp up
-characters are shallow and frustrating in the beginning half of the story
Overall a great read. Would recommend to those starting thriller/horror genre

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, Death, and Gore

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Alcoholism

katkinslee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

3.75

It was definitely very tense. It was a bit more of a crime thriller than a horror books which is an interesting change of pace for Coates. I enjoyed the twist even though I saw it coming towards the end. 
I didn't really like any of the characters although

I was sad to see Anna die because she was the probably the least annoying

Todd was the biggest idiot and it was amusing to hear his chapters. 
All in all it was a decent read and very atmospheric but definitely not my favourite Coates book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Grief, Blood, Vomit, and Gore

sasisaskia's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Homophobia and Ableism

witchy_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Stalking, Alcoholism, Death, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy

ahbmacgregor's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Pretty enjoyable overall! While it isn't a book that's going to win any prizes, this is still a pretty engaging read with just enough tension and mystery to keep it going. I went into it expecting something schlocky and was pleasantly surprised, and that's probably the way to do it. 

Aside from Todd (ugh), none of the character perspectives were flawed in an annoying/frustrating way, and at least Todd feels less present when more perspectives are introduced.

Honestly I was more than happy to see the end of him, even if the decomposition was particularly graphic. He drove me nuts, especially in the blase way he treated wilderness survival, and that's not even mentioning the stalkerish obsession.

The twist was guessable, but not in a way that felt obvious and more like a reward for paying attention. In some ways it felt like the final confrontations were with the wrong people/not enough people, but that wasn't enough to ruin the book. It's worth picking this up if you don't mind some horror tropes and semi-expected beats. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Stalking, Miscarriage, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

snaggy95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, and Murder

hexedmaiden's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

I wanted to love this book, but it played like a standard slasher horror movie. A young woman goes out on a hiking trip and ends up missing. Her friends don't believe she's dead so they decide to go find her. 

Of course one of the friends is an obsessed creep and I’m glad he gets fuckin killed for being a fuckin idiot who thinks he knows better. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcoholism