Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Genesis by Karin Slaughter

5 reviews

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Ableism, Chronic illness, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcohol, Body horror, Car accident, Violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Self harm

theastj's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Police brutality

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Excrement, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Torture, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Pregnancy, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Violence

susysstories'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

4.25

Another trilling read by Karin Slaughter. Her books are nasty and gripping, building up tension and leading you to the resolution of the mystery. Though that means the end is never very surprising, the stories are well set up. Hoping

Spoiler

Will and Sara will find their way to each other. It's time for Angie to go, really hate her guts!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Pregnancy, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Sexual violence, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape

mikaelajane's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence