Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Killer Instinct by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

19 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The romance angle continued to be very cringe in this one, and the plot was predictable.  It was odd that towards the end it was laid out as a kind of twist when it felt so obvious that I was questioning if maybe it was circling into red herring territory but nope.

Serves it's purpose for being a book I don't care about in between other books I do.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

myahthebookfiend's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.0

pretty decent. I liked it. nothing too crazy, though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence

victoria_elaine's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

Just like the first book, I read this in one sitting. The plot twists were prominent here too, but not as shocking as in the first book. I love how easy to read the author’s writing style is, and the plot keeps me turning the page (more so in the first book than in this one). Also living for Cassie and Dean. I hope the third book is even better!! (Though can anything beat the first??) Was gonna give 4 stars, but added a quarter more because

I live for the whole kidnapped trope in books lol.

Side note- it’s tragic that these are the kinds of books you can never read for the first time again, because the shock factor is so addicting and incomparable to any other feeling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Emotional abuse

tspice24's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

_marycappiello3's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Liked this book a lot. Didn’t grip me as much as the first but I still really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

lkristin2018's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

brooklyn0426's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

Couldn't put this book down! Jsut finished reading it 5 minutes ago and already have the next book in my lap ready to go. The characters just keep getting better and I'm getting more and more attached to them all. The cases continue to keep my guessing and even if I think I have an idea of what's going to happen, I may only be the slightest bit correct, but never fully, and always more intriguing than I can imagine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

vibingandy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

jennifer lynn barnes has once again set up a love triangle and has me rooting for someone only for

that person to not be the one who gets the girl. this is the second time i’ve been bamboozled by her.

i appreciated the friendship growth but we didn’t get to explore it very much. the story was fun and easy to get addicted to. this book did make me pace my house because i have so many thoughts and feelings about these characters and this story, so i know it is definitely making an impact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Suicide

they are actively investigating a new series of murders that are tied to a previous serial killer, so know that death will continue to happen during the book as will discussion of the victims sometimes with in-depth detail.

rylin_marie's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail