Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

5 reviews

agxxo's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

Disturbing, riveting, intense. Loved it, it made me paranoid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty

faithsbookreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was really predictable & confusing. There were so many “attempted” plot twists that just kind of fell short & when the true antagonist was revealed, it was a little underwhelming. I think the plot is really good in theory but wasn’t a fan of how everything was executed. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Classism