Reviews tagging 'Gore'

How does it feel? by Jeneane O'Riley

21 reviews

_marycappiello3's review

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

theotherallie's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

leahpote's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Sexual harassment

noellelovesbooks's review

4.5

 Content warnings: [Pulled straight from the book cause I'm running on very little sleep 😅:

"Please be aware this story contains content that might be troubling to some readers, including but not limited to violence, abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal), kidnapping, death and dying, gore, mental illness, bones, hospitalization, profanity, snakes, sex, poison- ing."

Even though I'm moved away from my reading group 🥹 I'm trying to keep up with what they're reading so I know what's going on lol so since their meet up is tomorrow...and I couldn't sleep last night...I stayed up and read the whole book.

All I knew about this book, before reading, was that it had some people yelling at their cameras on Tiktok and that the fey were somehow involved...and I was not disappointed.

Don't get me wrong our alphahole had me rolling my eyes with his threats more than anything but at the same time I loved seeing our ladies inner confidence grow and don't even get me started on that curveball ending.

I need sleep...and then I'll be needing to dive into book 2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

saranwrap18's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

haleydeppert's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Very much a slow burn type of dark romance and I LOVED it! I literally read this book in a day. I appreciate that their feelings did not just change overnight and it took time—almost the whole book—for them to finally start accepting and showing their feelings towards each other. I did not see the plot twist coming at the end either. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I can’t wait to get my hands on the second book the moment it comes out! 🖤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Murder

neighbor_reads's review against another edition

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

 Check the content warnings! The pacing is a major issue with this book. It takes 65 pages before the premise is even mentioned, with the first section of the book establishing characters and setting that have nothing to do with anything. Then from there the plot moves but has a cast of extremely unlikable characters. The protagonist is terrible and just finds people who feel a "need" to protect her for no reason. She is subjected to gratuitous, over the top violence and assault (there is a seen in a dungeon cell that is particularly gross and unnecessary). Other characters suffer graphic violence in such a casual way that it's nearly comical.

The "twist" at the end is completely unearned and reaffirms why these characters are unlikable. It's really just thrown in at the end so it can set up a sequel. Skip this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

jasm1nereads's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

WHAT. THE. FUCK. 4 🌟 slay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Blood

chb's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

christyreads_n_rambles's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Callie is a small town Biologist who is determined to find Actias luna (or luna moths), when she discovers a mushroom is the answer to all her questions she sets out to find this rare alluding mushroom in the forest. Callie indeeds finds the mushroom, but also finds herself falling into a strange new world and on-top of the moral grey and disturbed Unseelie Prince. 
Callie must fight to survive or she will never return home.

WOW
I must say I was SCARED to read this book after the hype around it on booktok, but I am so glad I picked it up, this is my first 5 star read of 2024! It is slow to start but honestly what Fantasy book isn't, you have to build the story. 

What I liked
-Duel POVs
-Developing characters
-Easy to follow fantasy 
-Morally Grey MMC
-Strong willed FMC
-Plot twist 
-Adventure and Action Packed 
-Spicy
-Enemies to Lovers??

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Toxic friendship