Reviews tagging 'Gore'

All That's Left in the World by Erik J. Brown

30 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

A queer take on a post apocalyptic narrative. I was so enamoured by this book. The characters were beautifully formed, the romance was a tantalising slow burn and so achingly tender. Enough plot to keep me engaged too! I just wish there had been some more resolution to threads that appeared early on. I thought as well that it was particularly intriguing that this was a pandemic story that referenced Covid but didn’t rely too heavily on it. It framed Covid in a more hopefully light merely by including it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Child death, Gaslighting, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Violence, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Gun violence, and Death of parent

bookmark3brodi's review

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

stalkingecho's review

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

It was a great love story mainly focused on the adventure of it all, a lot of the parts were very great and gave a really relatable feeling of being alone as a gay person and worrying if you’ll really ever find love, ITS A VERY SLOW BURN AND ITS SO SWEET

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gore, and Homophobia

ronan900's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Violence, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, and Gore

Minor: Vomit, Abandonment, and Bullying

jbt1234's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Blood, Homophobia, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexism and Vomit

lemonix_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Wow! I will update this tomorrow

This was such a good book! I loved the main characters!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Vomit

Moderate: Genocide, Xenophobia, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Cursing

Check trigger warnings first!

danyels_denouements's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, and Homophobia

adren92's review

adventurous funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.75

i really enjoyed the book. i read it in i think two sittings. the characters are great and I really loved the lgbtqia+ representation of it. i wish there were more characters of color in the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Death, Vomit, and Gore

planner5002's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

3.75

This book was kind of slow, but it was entertaining and compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Bullying

This book is about a pandemic, and it doesn’t hesitate to use gore. It’s a good read, but anyone squeamish whose worried about getting triggered by the content might not want to read it.

o__o's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-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? No

4.75

This book is so good!! It focuses a lot on the inner-monologues of the characters while also being action-packed. The chapters bounce between two POVs so you really get to know both characters. It’s almost freakishly real, especially after Covid, but not too similar to the point where it’s particularly disturbing (in my opinion). Some parts of this book are disturbing, such as violence, the general nature of the “super-flu”, and a lot of bodies, but it’s also a post-apocalyptic story so it kinda comes with the package. The romance is subtle and not the main focus of the story which is also nice because, for once, the conflict in the story does not revolve around being LGBTQ+. However, I do think it correctly addresses the concerns and conflicts that would arise as an LGBTQ+ person in the apocalypse. Overall, this book is well-written, emotional, balanced, and entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Child death, Homophobia, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Antisemitism and Alcohol