Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

5 reviews

meganpbell's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This is a downright disturbing and deliciously atmospheric work of folkhorror, from hoarder’s house to haunted woods, narrated with unexpected humor by a woman who just wants to keep her dumb dog safe. What I didn’t know until the very end is that this book is inspired by a 1904 classic horror short story by Arthur Machen, and while you can definitely enjoy this book without knowing the story, I felt like I was missing something once I knew!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Child death, Infertility, Racism, Death of parent, and Dementia

traa's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Car accident

shadowspinner's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Gun violence

Minor: Death of parent, Racism, and Emotional abuse

thekeytotheend's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Gun violence, Racism, and Torture

maiagaia's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This novel is a great example of strong narrator voice. I can see it not working for some people because it's a very distinct style.

This book succeeds in being very creepy and, at certain parts, downright scary. However, like many horror novels, once it begins to explain some of the creepy goings-ons, it loses steam. While I enjoyed the climax and denouement, the rest of the third act was a huge let down. It was simultaneously too much information and not enough. That is to say, it was enough information to demystify things, but there weren't enough interesting answers to keep me intrigued.

Also, Bongo is the best character, though I liked them all.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence