Reviews tagging 'Death'

Talia by Daniel J. Volpe

15 reviews

stephyloveshorror's review

challenging dark emotional relaxing sad tense fast-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? N/A

4.25

This book was brutal. I love splatterpunk. Unfortunately though with the genre, spatterpunk, you are met with poor storytelling and gore. Talia was not that. It was well written with the perfect amount of gore! 
***Slight SPOILER below ***

Lots of snuff graphic imagery. I typically don’t like creature horror but this was a delightful revenge creature feature! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Gore, Rape, Vomit, Body horror, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Murder, and Torture

little_bean's review

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Holy hell.... first book that has made me physically uncomfortable, not gonna lie. Absolutely incredible, though. The satisfaction at the end was phenomenal. Immediately bought the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, Body horror, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Excrement, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Sexual content

irenemarie's review against another edition

dark sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Body horror, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Excrement, and Sexism

Moderate: Drug use, Kidnapping, Vomit, and Gun violence

Minor: Alcohol

kathale's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Violence

postmortem's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Excrement

dee_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, and Sexual violence

inertia_ash's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This was excellent. Definitely check trigger warnings. This definitely took an unexpected turn and I loved it, can’t wait to read Talia 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Murder, Torture, Car accident, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Sexual violence, Gun violence, and Excrement

x_spookybooks_x's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Vomit and Drug use

assesgrass's review

fast-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

5.0

oh my god, daniel j. volpe’s writing is just next level, so immaculate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Body shaming, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Body horror, Blood, Addiction, Vomit, Violence, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Death, Cannibalism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

kklosowski09's review

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

This is easily the most fucked up book I’ve ever read. I thought this was just going to be a book about the start of underground p0rn business, you know, like the book description says, but no. This was absolutely lethal. Violent. Descriptive. Sad. Talia was betrayed by the film producers and she gets her revenge on them, one by one. Talia is completely badass and just….🫣😳 Scary… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Death, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence