Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

20 reviews

clairebonney's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Bullying, Car accident, Kidnapping, Stalking, Violence, Gaslighting, and Gore

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

I feel like 2.75 is very harsh, it's just that I was expecting this thriller to be darker and more entertaining and it was just a huge letdown. There wasn't much thrill or suspense throughout the book; I just found myself trudging along most of it. Don't get me wrong I felt the portrayal of a woman's resilience and a mother's desire to protect her kids was wonderfully depicted. And I found her need for running and surviving to be very plausible. However, I was just so bored the whole time. Also, for a character that's always on the edge about trusting she was very eager to trust a guy just because he fixed her roof and treats her kids well. 

Spoiler

I saw the twist with Mr. Cade a mile away.

  I understand why others make it like this book, but this isn't what I seek when reading thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Murder, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Body horror, and Blood

baisles's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

Really enjoyable read, but with such a small cast of characters it was kind of easy to guess who the bad guy was going to be. I can’t say I was surprised by any of the “twists” in the final act but it was still a great time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Stalking, and Torture

christiegirl11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.5

This book started off really slowly and had me wondering how there could possibly be 5 more books in the series. About 60% of the way through, the story ramped up and got super intense. I couldn’t put it down. I’m starting the second one as we speak…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Torture, Gun violence, Death, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

carmnsndiego's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

This book was great from the first chapter until the very end! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

nrogers_1030'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Bullying, and Confinement

Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cannibalism, and Rape

allybrown051's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-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? Yes

3.5

This book wasn’t bad, but I’m not dying to keep reading the rest of the series. But I already own the whole series, so we’ll see!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Blood, Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

danimacuk'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Rape

full_kay's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

Moderate: Murder and Violence

aliteracja's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident