Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris

10 reviews

oncasette's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Gun violence, Rape, and Hate crime

Minor: Child abuse

caitcosentino's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I still hate Bill.

I don't understand why these two storylines were combined into one book. The Dallas storyline was interesting, though super dark. The Lafayette storyline felt super underdeveloped and like it was just an  excuse to write about the sex party. I wish the author had just focused on the Dallas storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Gun violence

Minor: Child abuse

singalana's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Sookie Stackhouse-novels are not literary masterpieces, but there's something that make them a fun read. 

The plot of the novel deals basically with three different things: Sookie's coworker is murdered, a maenad makes an appearance demanding tribute and Eric loans Sookie to the Dallas vampires. These three plot pieces are a lot, and they could have been at least two different novels. There's a lot to unpack there. 

These novels are meant as light and sexy romp with a touch of darker elements. The light elements are fine, the sexy bits could be a bit more sexy and the darker elements could do with a bit of reflection. 

Unfortunately it shows a bit that these books were written by a straight white woman, but I'm not an expert. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death, Murder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Murder, Sexual content, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Classism, Torture, Pedophilia, and Homophobia

hyperashley's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Homophobia, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

sonias's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Eric is a sweetheart😘

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Xenophobia and Blood

lost_windsock's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide

martamae77's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Pedophilia, Racism, and War

embla_v's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious

3.0

Sookie tar återigen på sig att lösa mord med hjälp av sin "gåva". Men hon blir också iväg skickad för att hjälpa vampyrerna i Dallas med deras försvunna vampyr. 

Jag tyckte att boken var underhållande och jag kommer fortsätta läsa serien. Jag är lite osäker på vart serien kommer ta sig. Fast en sak är säker och det är att Sookie förmodligen kommer lösa fler mord och att det kommer vara drama med Bill och Eric. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Child death, Homophobia, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Death, and Pedophilia

christinabrunette's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence