Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Intercepts by T.J. Payne

45 reviews

eklektikam's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Gore, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Excrement, Medical content, and Grief

Minor: Dementia

eye gore

mourning_d0ve's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

celestialchants's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

evschmadtke's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Murder

jenlengland's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Excrement

claireandreese's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

First I'd like to say that this is nowhere near a horror novel. I would probably characterize it as a sci-fi thriller novel. Although it doesn't quite deliver on the "scary" it is creepy and delivers on the blood and gore. 

I do think the pacing is a bit slow in the beginning, but does pick up towards the end. The reader is also forced to be in the characters position of figuring out what is real and what is a hallucination. Of course, the characters are unlikeable in the sense of their actions in the novel, but their also very nuanced. It's up the interpretation of the readers to decide if the ending was right or not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Infidelity and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

awaywiththefairies'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I didn't know much about this book before reading. I didn't read the back or a review and I'm glad I didn't. 

Go into this blind and you'll have a better experience. 4 stars! It was really good and the pace just kept going throughout 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture

Minor: Suicide

spiralinghallways's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Medical content and Death of parent

Minor: Miscarriage and Excrement

paf_'s review against another edition

dark tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Very gory and disturbing, so if that’s what you’re looking for you’re in the right place. Certain parts felt a little predictable and I just don’t think I liked the angle of the experiment. It got confusing towards the end and maybe it was supposed to be like that? Intercepts was good but I probably wouldn’t recommend to my friends.

stormyday's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I wasn’t a huge fan of the facing in some parts but man everything else was done really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Torture