Reviews tagging 'Violence'

We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix

59 reviews

hellokatya's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

this book took me a long time to finish, i just could not get myself to pick it back up once i’d stopped. 
around the 60-70% mark it got a lot better, but its a fight to get there.
i’ve read some grady hendrix before, and i’d definitely say he has much better books to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Emotional abuse

_readerfromtheblacklagoon_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

styx_the_gremlin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

It's got heavy metal. It's got horror. It's got gore, and it's got a whole lot of fun.
This book has the best 'soundtrack', the horror bits are tense, the characters compelling, the gore sickening, and it still manages to be funny. 
Also I will never trust UPS again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

kmiff's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury

sighsborg's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Misogyny, Vomit, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

terrik_409's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

ambersbooksandbakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment

hmetwade's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

jays_fairytales's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

First of all, I feel it’s important to note that since reading A Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires in January, I’ve read pretty much all of Grady Hendrix’s bibliography (with How to Sell a Haunted House, his newest release, being the exception). Suffice it to say, Grady Hendrix could release his tax release and I would read it.

I left We Sold Our Souls until second to last because I knew from the synopsis it wasn’t going to be my favorite. Growing up Christian, there was a point that I bought into all that satanic panic and the scary blurred lines between the devil and heavy metal.

What I was not expecting was for Hendrix to put write my childhood fears so clearly into this novel. Unlike the more classic horror elements of his other works (slaying vampires, performing exorcisms, fleeing a slasher, surviving a haunted house) this novel focuses on conspiracy theories and real life horror. 

For me, the best of this book was the relatable 40 something year old female protagonist who was once a rock star going on an emotional journey and falling in love with music again. A girl with a guitar has nothing to apologize for.

This book did take a while for me to get into - I think it was because while the first few chapters had lots of action and interesting twists, there were moments on the main characters journey where the tension dipped and took me out of it. 

The ending (like almost all of the Hendrix’s novels) did leave me feeling unsatisfied. I tend to like a tidy ending and Hendrix likes to leave you thinking about the implications of an open end. 

Definitely read the trigger warning son this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore

allynat's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Gore and Vomit

Minor: Drug use