Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

18 reviews

wackzo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

thebookpaiges's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Gore, Infertility, Suicide, and Blood

hannahjuliano's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

alexa, play "no body, no crime" by taylor swift featuring haim. (just kidding. i would do anything to bring up taylor swift.)

this started out well and intriguing, then slowly and painfully became dullsville. we're missing a few chapters here, hello?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

writtenbydnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy

s__'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It was a good read! The book wasn't revolutionary in its topic or villain. It benefits from the author revealing the villain early on as it's predictable. The author made the villain as disturbing (an understatement) as possible. She keeps the reader at the edge of their seat by keeping a fast pace and preventing you from thinking the hero is continuously winning. The fast pace also helps you from feeling bored when the book gets repetitive. The ending is great because even at that moment, the author will have your emotions running. 
However, some things didn't make sense to me:

Why would the police not find it odd that Jack created a room that could only be opened from the outside? Why would the police immediately not suspect murder instead of suicide, if he was locked in a room which can only be opened and locked from the outside? Why didn't any of the couple's friends immediately think back to Jack saying Grace had made more paintings only for his eyes that were located elsewhere in the house, once details surfaced of the room being covered in paintings?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Abortion, and Pregnancy

novellybritt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

eerinmarf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

shelby_jane1029's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis