Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The One by John Marrs

40 reviews

chityty's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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? No

4.5

I loved this book and it’s slow descent into seemingly madness. 

What starts as stories of biologically destined loves begins to turn into some more thought provoking. Something darker. 

And it gets darker still. 

John Marrs’ reads like an episode of Black Mirror and with that comes both the hope and the destruction that new technology can have on a society. I finished the book not knowing if I wanted DNA Matches to be real or if the scenarios presented were enough of a deterrent.  I’ll be thinking of this book and it’s message for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Murder, Gore, Infertility, Death, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer

librarianjennifer's review against another edition

mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Gore, and Infertility

rae_bookmarkchronicles's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I like this so much more than I expected to! I was genuinely shocked at some of the twists and turns and I love being surprised. Definitely recommend if you also like being surprised.
I've also watched the Netflix adaptation and it's completely different, didn't enjoy it as much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Gore

Minor: Domestic abuse

lostintheplot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Minor: Kidnapping

reesespuff6's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Cancer, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Stalking, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Infertility, Blood, Cursing, Mental illness, and Murder

readsbymoonlight's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

This book was crazy banana pants but I ate it up! Never read a book before in which every chapter ended in a cliffhanger and had my jaw dropping as all this messy drama unfolded. Hopefully, the Netflix show improves on a few of the storylines and it will be entertaining as heck. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Pregnancy, and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Infidelity, and Kidnapping

leebeeloves's review

challenging dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infertility, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Medical content, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Torture

Moderate: Bullying, Dementia, Rape, Violence, Fatphobia, Infertility, Child death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content

liferhi_inspired's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Gore, Cancer, and Murder

readingwithmeredith's review

Unexpected gore and detailed serial killer info, couldn’t push through because it was too graphic. Should have read the TW before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Hate crime, Gore, Torture, Death, and Body horror

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.5

An amazing thriller! Imagine a company exists that has created a DNA match test to ensure that every person is matched with the ONE person on earth who is perfect for them, but only if you choose to find them. I'm this book there are multiple POVs. One of them is a serial killer. The twists had me floored. I was actually speechless. I will recommend this book from now on. I enjoyed it so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Death, Gore, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Infertility, Kidnapping, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Miscarriage

Minor: Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Death of parent