Reviews tagging 'Violence'

How to Sell a Haunted House, by Grady Hendrix

53 reviews

mrsbishopreads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Injury/injury detail, and Death of parent

emmapaigereads's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Death of parent

gotabookforeverysituation's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Car accident and Child death

Minor: Animal death

tmcginnis92's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Child death

emily_stimmel's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/injury detail and Violence

professoremdash's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked the premise of the novel, but ultimately it fell a little flat for me. Neither Louise nor Mark were particularly sympathetic or likable, which isn’t inherently an issue, but only if the story itself is engaging enough to get past that. The story was a bit too drawn out and could have been edited down, especially the flashback in the middle. The violence was horrifically described (major trigger warning for that) and I actually found myself skipping major sections because it was too much; that’s a preference of mine though, and some people may love it. That all being said, Hendrix does a really great job making you queasy, creeped out, and anxious for the characters’ sake.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident

jessiep's review

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence

Moderate: Self harm

erinsampson91's review

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

ambersbakesandbooks's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Car accident and Self harm

itsalina's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gore, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury