Reviews tagging 'Gore'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

180 reviews

sadiebugreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Confinement, Vomit, Violence, Drug use, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

emmamedina0515's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

OMG THIS BOOK!!!!!! This was by far the best book in the trilogy. Holly Jackson's mind is just... amazing. The fact that she can even think of these things and like connect them throughout the books is just a talent. Like there were literally things from the first book in this one like how did you think so far ahead to leave those little clues??? This book had me at the edge of my seat constantly and I spent multiple nights up till 1 am reading this book. The way that Holly Jackson can make your anxiety rise and then quell it only to rise it again a few chapters later is just mind-blowing. Like I'm not even joking I was at the last 20 pages wondering how in the world she was going to wrap up this book. Like the way she can make you think everything is good and great and fine and then gives you the biggest plot twist at the last section of the book and still solve it without it seeming rushed is just fantastic. I am so excited to read her book Five Survive because her mind is just... wow. Like I would read anything by her, even the most boring sounding novel. Also, kind of unrelated but the covers of the book are so pretty, I didn't even realize that the cover was the duct tape from the book until I read the acknowledgements, like its so good. PLEASE READ THIS BOOK, IT'S AMAZING ESPECIALLY THE LAST ONE!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Death, Stalking, Violence, and Murder

amgarrido's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Drug use

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

ellarae0111's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing end to an amazing series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Suicide, Abandonment, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Grief, Hate crime, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexism

janeyolivia's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a fantastic ending! So many details you don’t think too much about in the other two books, tie into this book. (if that makes sense). It’s one of those sequels where it’s clear the author planned about this and didn’t just right it for a quick cash grab. I didn’t rate it 5 stars because some parts felt brushed over and the ending didn’t feel satisfying. I don’t like when books give a fully "the end” to their books, but I wished we just got a little more detail. I couldn’t sympathize with the main antagonist like I could with the other two books, which made the first two so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, and Stalking

icedlemonade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

Hey Sarge, remember me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Rape, Blood, Gore, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, and Violence

islas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.25

I absolutely loved this book. An Instagram reel spoiled the ending for me but it did not make it any less gripping.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Stalking

underscoresyd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

math_scooter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

shiiiiit havde gemt det sidste kapitel fordi jeg troede, at det ville være super trist, men i stedet vendte jeg bare siden til den bedste slutning muligt

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Misogyny, Hate crime, Torture, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Animal death

Minor: Rape and Fire/Fire injury

carissa_93's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders