Reviews tagging 'Gore'

How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine

35 reviews

hazrit209's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Oh. My. Gosh. This book was TERRIFYING! But I LOVED it!! I could never have seen the twists, and the ending😫😫. I want so many more books like this! The whole idea of this book is so unique and I LOVE it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Pedophilia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

meganemarshall's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a fun YA horror thriller. I liked the homage to 90's horror, very specifically, Scream, which is my favorite horror movie. I liked the time travel aspect. However, there was a moment pretty early on in the book that stood out for me, and I was able to pick out the killer really early on. So finishing the book for me was, how do you get there and not who did it.

I didn't like the main character. She was just kinda ran around like a chicken with her head cut off, which is a normal reaction in this situation. But I like my MCs in a horror novel with a little more grit. I also really wasn't a fan of the ending. 

If I recommended the book, I would say, pick it up for the horror but for not the mystery part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

emmaraaae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

just adding what i think was in the book

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved Danielle Valentine’s Two Sides to Every Murder so I was excited to read this one as well. I really enjoyed it. Love the slasher vibe with nods and mentions to all the slasher/horror movies from the 90s plus some current true crime podcasts. 

I liked that there were many characters with different subplots that had you suspicious and guessing everyone at some point. I did end up guessing what happened but that’s only because I am a thriller/mystery fanatic and didn’t take away from the book at all. 

I unfortunately thought the ending was abrupt and left some unexplained storylines. I was thankful for the *bonus chapter* that added a bit of clarity/confirmation of what I suspected. 

Overall loved this slasher, thriller, time travel/supernatural-ish  with a dash of romance type of read and would recommend it along with Two Sides to Every Murder. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

catlover_booklover2010's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.5

I loved the plot in this book it was really good 👍 5 stars def!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Murder

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

♡ Slasher Movie

♡ Light Time Travel 

♡ Questionable Ending

Definitely had the Happy Death Day vibe (though I haven’t watched that yet) when it came to the time travel.  Getting to live the role of a character stuck in a slasher movie and seeing how it changed with each decision Alice made.  

It was entertaining to hear all the horror movie references and conversations about how things would play out if it were a movie.  I’d definitely watch this if it gets an adaptation… but what the hell was that ending?!

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧 (2/5)

POV: First Person 

Release Date: 30, August 2022

Rep: BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ Characters Mentioned

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Mental illness, Self harm, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Dementia

jujube2387's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Being a massive horror fan I had some trouble with the takes at beginning of this book but once it settled into the whodunit, this was written in crack format. I read this so fast, you could definitely read it in one sitting. The end will have you feeling torn. I liked it as is but I would read a sequel if Danielle Valentine decided to write one. I liked this book and would recommend it to someone who wanted an easy horror read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

Moderate: Grief

audrey_killion's review

adventurous 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.25

this book has the most ups and downs i have ever seen and will keep you on your toes constantly 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

kassidyreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Abandonment

jenn_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This has a perfectly reasonable ending if you're into horror, but it wasn't satisfying for me.

Otherwise, I appreciated the twists and turns throughout the rest of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship