Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Krucyfiks by Chris Carter

8 reviews

catsandbookstacks's review against another edition

4.0

Se7en x Saw x True Detective S1

The Crucifix Killer is a bingeable crime thriller that is relentless with its pacing. Chris Carter has been on my TBR for years now and I can see why he's so popular. I love a good seasoned and rookie detective pairing as well. Looking forward to seeing how Carter's writing evolves throughout the series as it is a little devoid of emotion. 

This book is dark and gory - again see comparisons above. It is graphic and gritty.

The ending did leave me wanting with some under explained threads.

A couple moments/dialogue show their age (published in 2009) for political correctness, racism, homophobia, sexism and fatphobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

swapnadip's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

What a ride it was! I wish this was made into a movie

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Drug abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Addiction

book_reader_lover's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

I learned about Chris Carter's books from friends on Litsy, and glad I did. If you like thrillers, suspense, serial killers, or police procedurals, you should give him a try.

The Crucifix Killer is the first book in the Detective Robert Hunter series. Hunter has a new partner, Carlos Garcia. They are called to a murder scene. Hunter can't believe what he is seeing, he had an eerily close case like this years ago, but it's been closed.

I liked that Carter intertwined the old case with the new one. I was grabbed from the first page and the book got better the more I read. I will say, though, if you have a weak stomach don't read it or skip some parts. It was graphic and a little gory at times, but all in all a good book.

😊 Happy Reading 🙃

#carlislepubliclibrary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

danicam's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

cole_louise's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Suicide, Blood, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

albie95's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Drug use, Murder, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Violence, and Drug abuse

t_higgsreviews's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

4.5 Stars
CAWPILE = 8.18

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicide, Sexual assault, Torture, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, and Excrement

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, and Pregnancy

saartjeinwonderbookland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Misogyny