Reviews tagging 'Torture'

As Good As Dead by Holly Jackson

126 reviews

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The format of this one is definitely different than the other two. Without spoiling, about halfway through it takes a big turn. I wish Pip had gone about things very differently than she did, but it fits the state of mind she was in at the time. I wish we could get an epilogue!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexism, Drug abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Kidnapping, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Drug use, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gun violence

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

extrafolklore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

j_osiiie'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book is way darker than the first two and follows a different kind of story if that makes sense 
I just love these characters so much!!!! 

Ad the beginning it’s kind of slow pasted but when things start to pick up it’s going real fast I couldn’t stop listening! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Blood, Addiction, Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Rape and Torture

mengevik_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Drug abuse and Addiction

emmajh91's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Rape

heavster's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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: Gore, Murder, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Stalking, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, and Violence

goldyyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Blood, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Death, Grief, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Stalking

jessicasophie's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Torture, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

tristaesque's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Stalking, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Confinement

candearangotobon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Be prepared for a lot of plot twists and very heavy scenes, I think the book should have trigger warnings for some people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Torture, Stalking, Murder, Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Rape, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Drug use, and Blood