Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Bones by Yolanda Olson

5 reviews

aflowers93's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I liked the story but it needed more, I feel like it was so rushed

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Blood, and Torture

jupiterlee's review against another edition

dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Sexual violence, Murder, Blood, Self harm, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Torture, Suicide, Rape, and Gore

hariboreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

I knew this would be brutal. I was never gonna be prepared enough though. It’s just a guy who goes out for a walk and gets his home ready for his girlfriend to move in. Nothing dodgy about that 🤢 . If you can get through to the 51% mark then you have my respect 🫡 it took a lot to keep going but I’m glad I did. That ending confused me big time though

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Child death, Gore, Blood, Torture, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Stalking

hillaryp48's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.0

This book follows the thoughts and actions of Guy Burress who is NOT a serial killer. Guy is trying to find his ultimate victim and can’t seem to track her down. In the meantime, he plays with others. This is an extremely dark, graphic, horror book with very graphic mutilation scenes. I felt like the book was just trying to be as dark and gory as possible just for the sake of it. The ending tried to be a twist but I just shrugged it off as being too silly. I almost didn’t understand what the twist was, so I had to re-read it a few times. Would not recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Medical content, Gore, Death, and Blood

nocturnalbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A twisted tale

I've read a lot of fucked up things but this definitely wins the "Most Fucked Up Thing I've Ever Read" award. Guy takes you along on a journey of madness, his madness though remember he's not crazy (or so he says) the descriptions of his delusions and his justification for everything is masterfully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Blood, Sexual violence, Gore, Torture, Stalking, and Murder