Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Between the Devil and the Sea by Chani Lynn Feener

7 reviews

pages_by_the_water's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.75

It is a GREAT read, managed to shock me (pretty hard, dark romance is my norm), BUT while the author does her best with the warnings there is quite a bit of rape amongst the main characters. She was honest and said these characters are messed up and she wasn’t joking. Still a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Rape, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Pedophilia

elwyn_k's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

nerdyspinster's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dark romance between a serial killer and the detective he's obsessed with. Read the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual content, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

mello_cra02's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

**I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

I wanted to give this book a higher rating because I honestly enjoyed it. The best part is that I got what I was promised from the beginning, a dark romance. A real one, not the kind of dark romance that's just a combination of kinky sex and very bad 'bad boys', and in the end, they have the perfect family XD.

I go for this genre because I want to read about nonconventional relationships and complex characters that may be damaged or don't fit into society's standards. I was more than satisfied with this book in that aspect. The psychology behind each character was remarkable. Every detail about their personality matched their actions and past.

Another great thing about the novel was the world-building. I'm not sure if the author has other books in the same universe but I would love to read them.

The story was interesting enough. I don't remember reading a book with that setting before. I never knew what to expect and I never imagined that things would turn up the way they did.

Why did I give a 3-star rating? There is no solid reason, it was a mixture of small points.

Firstly the book needs some editing. As someone who is studying to become an editor, I could not bypass that many errors. Small things, but they make the reading experience better. I'm talking about switching characters' names, repeating ideas that were already explained in previous chapters, and changing the details of the plot without warnings.

The pacing of the book bothered me a little too. I feel like it could have been a duology. The first part was too long in comparison to the second one. Both could be separated into different books and even extended a little. Otherwise, the end of the story deserves more attention. It's already a large novel, with more depth in their relationship it would be a success.

I think this summarizes all my thoughts. Thank you author for this opportunity. And thanks to BookSirens too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Abandonment, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Gore, and Bullying

tc_booksandmore's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, and Toxic relationship

helyotrope's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Gore, Physical abuse, and Stalking

nialis's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Mental illness, Death, Torture, Gore, Violence, Murder, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse