Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

40 reviews

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was an amazing cozy mystery that really hit the sweet spot of Agatha Christie-esque whodunnit with some fun twists along the way. In this unique book where our narrator helps authors write mystery novels (amazing mystery novel inception here…) and frequently breaks the fourth wall to talk to the reader, we are engulfed in the family drama of the Cunninghams, all of whom have killed someone. But this book isn’t quite what it appears to be on the surface. With dark humor and plenty of red herrings along the way, this book sped to its satisfying and gasp-worthy conclusion. I read this book in only a few sittings - I honestly had a hard time putting it down. This isn’t a twisty psychological thriller that will keep you up at night and instead relies on pretty straightforward murder mystery mechanics that are really good for a reason! This book just works. Can’t wait to read Stevenson’s 2024 sequel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

theiagrace's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

4.5

This is the first fiction book I've actually finished in years. The preface would catch you off guard and the break in the fourth wall stopped me multiple times to check if I've been actually paying attention. It was a fun read. Every single character is flawed and slowly built up into a fiery reveal. However, I don't know how I feel about the biggest twist at the end, I haven't decided yet. But that doesn't take away from how much a good time this book is.

P.S. I've experienced needing to rent snow chains from Jindabyne and run a sedan up the snowy mountains on turtle pace and because of that I've decided early on that I like Ernest, from shared trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide

Themes sprinkled in are very heavy but treated lightheartedly

as that is how the narrator deals with difficult things.

latashman's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

They lost me at the degloving and never got me back. Gave me goosebumps every time his hand was discussed and the membrane under the oven mitt. I think it was probably entertaining, but I couldn't enjoy it after that. 

I did like the narration on the audiobook, a little cheeky in the side conversations and information. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, and Infidelity

beetree's review against another edition

funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Loved how this was structured and narrated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

skersnick's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

daniofthewood's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

gondorgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

infusionofviolets's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Infertility, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Drug abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

addysubtracty's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was an easy 5 stars for me. At first I worried it would read as almost childish with the lighthearted tone, but there was a perfect mix of cheeky humor, devastating moments, and a sprinkle of gore (that I usually hate to read but felt like it perfected the balance of the book). The mystery wrapped in the way you hope murder mysteries would - tied-up lose ends, no left-field shocks, and the perfect amount of foreshadowing that you don't feel stupid for not understanding the ending! I loved this book !! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail