Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

22 reviews

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jkar7's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Police brutality, Stalking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Self harm, and Vomit

chooper454's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, and Pregnancy

monica_85's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I enjoyed this book, but I feel like the last ~1/3 of the book was too rushed, tying up loose ends in unbelievable and too "convenient" ways. I feel like the author ran out of steam (and maybe time) while writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape

annelihghh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this. I liked that it was duel timelines because I find it easy to get engaged because you want to know what going on in the time lines. I did think this was going to be like an isolated thriller and it was to an extent, but not as much as I hoped. I also liked the true crime aspect to this because I honestly had no clue what this was about so that was a fun surprise. That being said I did guess everything because I thought it was obvious, but it didn’t take away from my enjoyment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fungivibes's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape