Reviews tagging 'Gore'

What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher

205 reviews

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, and War

Moderate: Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, and Transphobia

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Gore, Animal death, and Suicide

Moderate: War and Transphobia

morgue666's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

mmmm i love body horror 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: War

Minor: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

harbingermeow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Death

moonyreadsbystarlight's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

This was so creepy, especially in the last half, I was so jumpy reading it. It was atmospheric, suspenseful, and grotesque. I also really enjoyed the MC and thought some of the secondary characters were quite quirky and charming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Misogyny

ferniesanders's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore

bookishchaos's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I finished this in one night!! I loved it! The writing was exceptional, the story was so captivating, and the atmosphere was very creepy. Definitely read if you like Gothic Horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Animal death

p0tat0es_'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

4.25

Definitely recommend it! Pretty short read but good overall, doesn't really pick up untill the end. It's a new and interesting interpretation of the classic "Fall of the house of Usher," if you like darker stories and a sense of mystery then this is definitely the book for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Gore and War

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

As I was reading, I had the sense that the story was somewhat familiar but I just couldn’t place it. Turns out it’s a reimagining of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Fall of The House of Usher. I did immediately reread Poe’s short story after I finished to see what this author built off. It took a while for it to fully become interesting but I liked the ending, the realization of what’s happened to Madeline and the plan for Alex. Other than that, it was nothing great or noteworthy for me, just not bad at all. I’ll probably reread at some point though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Animal death, Murder, Grief, Body horror, Blood, and Death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

acorny's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed this book and look forward to the sequel. It was predictable (which didn’t particularly bother me but it made it less exciting) and not particularly scary but the descriptions of the hares and Maddy’s ailment was vivid and will stick with me. I also like the exploration of gender in this retelling. The narrator added some brief moments of humor and was believable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and War